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Chapter 69 : Swallowed By Darkness

*Jared*

I woke before the sun and pulled my arms from around Eliza.

For a moment, I just watched her.Her face was so soft and peaceful as she slept, hair curling around her soft features so perfectly.

It was hard to pull away.I could have laid with her in my arms forever.

But Abe and I had a lot of work to do.

I kissed Eliza’s cheek and brushed my fingers lightly down her face.

She squirmed and turned away from me.I smiled to myself.She was perfect, and she was all mine.

Stretching, I threw some clothes on and nudged Abe’s tent.

"Get up, sleepy.We’ve got a long day ahead of us."

Abe groaned and I heard him shifting around.

While he got ready, I lit a fire and threw together a quick breakfast for us–a few fried eggs, some coffee, and bacon.It was the perfect energy boost we needed.

Abe crawled out of his tent and took the coffee I offered him.

He guzzled it down and then devoured his breakfast.

Afterward, he stood up and stretched, yawning like a fog horn.

"Ready to get to it?"I asked.

Abe smirked.

"That rock pile doesn’t look so bad.I bet we’ll have it cleared by noon."

"Right…."

The first rocks we moved out of the way were small and easy to toss aside.

It was just like brushing pebbles or gravel out of the way.

But it didn’t take long for Abe and me to get to the larger rocks.

One by one, we lifted them and hoisted them out of the way.

By the time Eliza woke up and started on her own breakfast, we’d been working for a few hours, and it barely felt like we’d made a dent.

I let my eyes wander toward Eliza as she moved around the camp.

Her tight pants clung to her hips, hanging low enough that I could see the edge of her underwear.

When she bent over, the hem of her shirt pulled up her back, revealing a lickable amount of her skin.

Unconsciously, I licked my lips.

"Hey, are you working, or am I going to do this whole thing myself!?" Abe snapped.

I shook myself out of my daze and looked at my friend.He was huffing and puffing as he shifted a massive rock.I went to him and helped lift.

"I just needed a little break," I smirked.

"Yeah, I know what you needed."

Abe shook his head.We tossed the large rock aside and each got back to work on some of the smaller, more manageable rocks.

The sun was getting higher in the sky and hotter.

Sweat soaked through the back of my shirt and dripped off my brow.

I pulled my shirt off and used it to wipe the sweat off my face and the back of my neck.

I tossed my shirt on the ground.

Abe did the same, only he tied his shirt around his head like a doo rag.

I shielded my eyes from the sun and looked at the rock pile.

as we’d been working and for as much as we’d moved, it didn’t even seem like we were a quarter of

from now until my birthday digging, and we might never get

wandered to

sitting at the fire, which had burned to coals since

her lap and her

the way her brow scrunched up just a tiny bit,

knew she was

should have packed some

asked,

I mean, we’re doing all this work and we don’t even

is the

"Hey guys!"

map around.Her feet slipped on the shifting rocks, causing several to knock

careful! We’ll come

top before I could make

it?" Abe

you two need water." She handed us

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

edge of the canteen, around the corners of his mouth,

like drinking

took

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

handing Eliza

her shoulder and pointed to the

I

and bit her lower

we don’t have to dig through these rocks anymore, all

sighed and flopped down on

the squatting and lifting but I knew

think there is another way into the city.I can’t promise it will be cleared, but

What other way is

throwing his

to the map and ran her

"Here."

She tapped the map.

is supposed to be a river that goes into the city.But I didn’t realize it because…

underground river?"

at the rough

went into

then the original

think that cave is our way into the

following an underground river?"

thing sounded a little far-fetched to

rivers weren’t something that

again, a mythical city might have a mythical underground river

cave in my vision.It was so big and imposing, just like in real life.But I honestly didn’t think much of it because I

"Yes!"

and threw his fist in

the cave more.I mean, I was the one

Eliza glanced at me.

looked over the

so hard but made hardly

out to be a

back and

half a day wouldn’t mean that much in the grand scheme of things

in hopes of finding something so we don’t

you’re that concerned about it, Eliza and I can check the cave while you keep working

lose any time clearing the path." I rolled my

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up the campsite

if we ended up coming back, it was better

anyone following us, it would make it harder for them to

Abe hadn’t picked up on anyone last night, but that didn’t mean

you sure you’re okay with this?" Eliza asked as

her cheek.She knew me so well it was like she could read

we really were mates.But small moments like this made me feel like it was true, even if

sure about

"Do you?" I sighed.