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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.

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

every day from now until my birthday digging, and we might

wandered

burned to coals since

her lap and her eyes were

the way her brow scrunched up just a tiny

I knew she

have packed some dynamite,"

I asked, creasing my

work and we don’t even know for sure if this is the right way to Eliza’s mythical

this is the way, then this is the

"Hey guys!"

clamored up the rock pile, waving the map around.Her feet slipped on the

come to you," I

head and reached us at the top before I could make a move

is it?"

you two need water." She handed us

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

the canteen and guzzled water down, streams flowing over the edge of the canteen, around the corners of his mouth, and down his throat.I shook my head and took

was like drinking the nectar

I took several

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

Eliza the canteen

her shoulder and

the map, and I think

smiled sheepishly and

long as it means we don’t have to dig

flopped down on

but I knew if I sat down, I wouldn’t want to get back up

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

hallelujah! What other

sang, throwing his head

her finger along a

"Here."

She tapped the map.

goes into the

river?" I

looked at the rough

cave we went into with the finger

out that cave and then

that cave is

an underground river?" I

thing sounded a

that came up

a mythical city might have a mythical underground river leading to

just like in real life.But I honestly didn’t think much of it because I was focused on this road.Now, I’m

"Yes!"

and threw his fist in

more.I mean, I was the one that pointed it out

Eliza glanced at me.

over

so hard but

look at the cave and it turned out to be a dead end, it wasn’t like the rock pile was

could just come back and get

grand scheme of things when it

spend days exploring the cave in hopes of finding something so we don’t have to come back and

about it, Eliza and I can check the cave while you

way, we don’t lose any time clearing the path." I

"Get your things.Let’s go."

up the

back, it

it would make it harder for

hadn’t picked up on anyone last night,

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

knew me so well it was like she could

like this made me feel like it was true, even if we couldn’t fully

you’re sure about this,

"Do you?" I sighed.