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.

at your hand and put a fresh bandage on

me closer to the fire.I sat down on a folding camping

is feeling

wasn’t some kind

carefully unwrapped

I can use

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

and gently probed at my hand.His touch was

the other night.I couldn’t get enough

little red but the wound was almost entirely

their own

Cryptex had made were jagged, white

"Hmm…."

good ‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked, my stomach gurgling

I’ve never seen anything

fine.I mean, it isn’t tight

need to keep an eye on them, just in

his lips to the scars on my

ran down my spine and my toes

the perfect amount

lightly caressed my wrist and forearm, his lips moving

heat

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

I bit my lower

to mine

was doing to me, and he was clearly

flushed from head to toe, and I just

inside of my wrist.He tilted his eyes up, looking at

is my turn to bring you

his blue eyes had turned to molten sapphire, penetrating me

by the fire and

in the direction Abe had wandered

he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

giggled and sat

the fire wrapped around me like

a warm

millions of stars, and

his hands and knees, Jared crawled

me like he was getting ready to devour

to mine and I moaned into

around his neck and

weight covered me, pressing against me in

tongue against my skin as he

lightly on my

arched into his touch,

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

shirt, pushing it up

fingers dragged along my skin, leaving pleasurable tingles in their

my shirt, pulling it over

him to touch me and feeling as

kissed the centerline

my back and worked on the clasp of

warm breath tickled

and my legs trembled in

my bra was gone, Jared covered

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

my arm

the waistline of my pants, his

and I clenched and unclenched

slightly,

pants and hooked

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255