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.

a fresh bandage on

fire.I sat down on a folding camping chair and Jared knelt down in front of

is feeling a lot

kind of poison or magic that would prevent you

carefully unwrapped the

has gone down, and I can use

good, Eliza.But we still don’t know what the Cryptex did to

was so light and tender,

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

little red but the wound was almost

had fallen out on their own once it

had made were

"Hmm…."

or a

scars… I’ve never seen

it isn’t tight or uncomfortable at all." I

to keep an eye

and pressed his lips to the scars on

shudder ran down my spine

warm and gentle, applying the perfect amount of pressure to be

wrist and forearm, his lips moving to the tips

closed my eyes, heat pooling between

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

bit my lower lip

his eyes to mine and

knew exactly what he was doing to me, and he was clearly enjoying my torture.I narrowed my eyes at

toe, and I just

to the inside of my wrist.He tilted his

my

was husky and ragged and his blue eyes had turned to molten sapphire, penetrating me like

unrolled his bedroll by the fire and motioned me

the direction Abe had wandered

if he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat

the fire wrapped around me like a

was a warm

millions of stars, and fireflies continued to

hands and knees,

licked his lips, eyes roaming over me like he

his lips to mine

my arms around his neck and lay back, pulling him on top

weight covered me, pressing against

my neck, pressing his tongue against my skin as he trailed kisses down

nibbled lightly on my

arched into his touch,

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

hands slid under my shirt, pushing it up my

my skin, leaving pleasurable

and grabbed my shirt, pulling

touch

lips kissed the

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

warm breath

tightened and my legs

Jared covered my breasts

gently, pinching my n*****s until they tightened into

I stuttered, throwing my

of my pants, his tongue sliding across my

and I clenched

slightly,

popped the button on my pants and

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