Chapter 68 : Could it Last Forever

"You’re sure this is the right spot?" Jared asked, putting a hand on my shoulder.

I nodded and glanced around again.

It wasn’t exactly like my vision, but I was certain this was the place.

The only problem was, there was this giant rockslide in our way.

We’d have to clear it away.

Silently, I thanked the Moon Goddess and White Queen for leaving those three pavers untouched.

Without them, I wouldn’t have recognized the location.

"It’s getting late.Why don’t we camp here for the night?"

Abe suggested.

He sighed and dropped his pack from his shoulder, stretching until his spine popped.

"Good idea.It’s too late to clear these rocks away, and I don’t see another path around," Jared agreed.

It didn’t take all that long to set up camp.

My hand wasn’t swollen or aching anymore.

I set up the tents while Jared brought water from a nearby stream and Abe got the fire started.

By the time the fire was roaring and crackling, spitting sparks into the air, the sun had sunk below the horizon.

Fireflies glowed around the camp, mimicking the sparks from the fire.

We’d gotten pretty good at setting up camp quickly, just the three of us.

Despite the seriousness of our trip, I was almost enjoying the peaceful, simple nights spent under the stars.

"I’m going to keep a lookout for the night," Abe announced.

He ducked into his tent and closed the flap.

I heard him shuffling his clothes around.

He was probably going to shift so he could rely on stronger vision and sense of smell while he took sentry duty.

"If you get tired, wake me up and I’ll relieve you," Jared offered.

Abe grunted from inside his tent.

The side poked out suddenly, like his elbow hit the fabric.

I covered my mouth, muffling my giggle in my palm.

Jared glanced sideways at me and shook his head.

"I’m probably not going to be up all night.I just want to make sure that no one is following us.And if they are, I want to get a good bead on their scent."

"Why would anyone be following us?" I asked, looking to Jared again.

"Someone messed with our packs today.But that doesn’t mean we are being followed."

He shrugged and one corner of his mouth turned down in a frown.

"Better safe than sorry," Abe said.

His tent trembled and I heard him shift.

A big, black, wet nose poked the tent flap open.

Abe’s wolf appeared.He shook himself from head to toe, his sleek, glossy fur shimmering in the firelight.He snorted out a cloud of breath and headed up the pile of rocks, nails clicking and scraping as he went.

your hand and put a fresh bandage on it," Jared said as soon as we were

down on a folding camping chair

feeling a

fast, which is comforting.At least there wasn’t some kind of poison or magic that would prevent you

carefully unwrapped the

I can use it without feeling

Eliza.But we still don’t know what the Cryptex

tossed the soiled bandage aside and gently probed at my hand.His touch was so light and tender, sending warm tingles up my

going crazy, especially since the other night.I couldn’t get enough of him, like

still a little red but

on their own once

cuts the Cryptex had made were

"Hmm…."

a good ‘hmm’ or a bad

I’ve never

it isn’t tight or

need to keep an eye on them, just in

my hand and pressed his lips to

shudder ran down my spine

and gentle, applying the perfect amount of pressure to

fingers lightly caressed my wrist and forearm, his lips moving to

my eyes, heat pooling between my

Jared kissed my fingertips one at a time, starting with my thumb and ending

bit my lower

his eyes to mine

and he was clearly

skin flushed from head to toe, and I just knew I was beet

pressed his lips to the inside of my wrist.He tilted his eyes up,

my turn to bring you to

and his blue eyes had turned to molten sapphire,

the fire

the direction Abe had

he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat down

wrapped around

a warm

millions of stars, and fireflies

knees, Jared

his lips, eyes roaming over me like he was getting

his lips to mine and

around his neck and lay back, pulling him on top

weight covered me, pressing against me

kissed my neck, pressing his tongue against my skin as

lightly on my

into

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

slid under my shirt,

fingers dragged along my skin,

shirt,

him to touch

the centerline of

and worked on the clasp of my bra as he kissed just

breath

core tightened and my legs trembled in

Jared covered my breasts with his

my n*****s until they tightened into

I stuttered, throwing my arm

along the waistline of my pants, his

clit swelled and I clenched

lifted my hips slightly, searching for more

the button on my pants and hooked his fingers in

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