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.

should take a look at your hand and put a fresh

and led me closer to the fire.I sat down on a folding camping chair and Jared knelt down

feeling a

healing fast, which is comforting.At least there wasn’t some kind of poison or magic

unwrapped

down, and I can use it without

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

probed at my hand.His touch was so light and tender, sending warm tingles up my arm.I bit the inside of my

especially since the other night.I couldn’t get

palm was still a little red but the wound was

had fallen out on their own

Cryptex had made

"Hmm…."

or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked, my

scars… I’ve never seen anything like

fine.I mean, it isn’t tight or uncomfortable

need to keep an eye on them,

hand and pressed his lips to the scars on my

down my spine and my

the perfect amount of pressure

and forearm, his lips moving to the tips of

heat pooling

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

bit my lower lip and clenched my

to mine

he was doing to me, and he

and I just knew I was

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

it is my turn

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

his bedroll by the fire

glanced in the direction Abe had wandered

if he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat down on the

wrapped around

was a

of stars, and fireflies continued to

his hands and knees, Jared crawled toward

roaming over me like he was getting ready to

mine and I moaned

and

covered me, pressing against me

against my skin as he trailed kisses down my

nibbled lightly on my

into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

my shirt,

my skin, leaving pleasurable tingles in their

my shirt, pulling it

touch me and feeling as much of his skin

kissed the centerline of

back and worked on the clasp of my bra

breath

my legs

bra was gone, Jared covered

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

I stuttered, throwing my

waistline of my pants, his

clit swelled and I clenched and unclenched

slightly,

the button on my pants and hooked

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