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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.

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

until my birthday digging, and we might never get through it

eyes wandered to

the fire, which had burned to coals since it was daytime

was on her lap and her eyes were fixed on

her brow scrunched up just a tiny

she was focused, not

have packed some dynamite,"

I asked, creasing my

all this work and we

this is the way, then

"Hey guys!"

pile, waving the map around.Her feet slipped on the shifting rocks, causing several

We’ll come to you,"

us at the top before I could make a

is it?"

water." She handed

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

the corners of his mouth, and down his throat.I shook my head and took a

like drinking the nectar of

took

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

asked, handing Eliza

it over her shoulder and pointed to

and I think I might have overlooked

sheepishly and

dig through these rocks

and flopped down on

ached from all the squatting and lifting but I knew if I sat down, I wouldn’t want

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

other way is

throwing

to the map and ran her finger

"Here."

She tapped the map.

supposed to be a river that goes into the city.But

river?"

and looked at

we went

and then the original line

cave is

underground river?"

whole thing sounded a little

something that

mythical city might have a mythical

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

"Yes!"

up and threw his fist

more.I mean, I

Eliza glanced at me.

over

but made hardly

it turned out to be a dead end, it wasn’t like the rock pile

back and get back to

wouldn’t mean that much in the grand scheme of things when it came to moving

want to spend days exploring the cave in hopes of

if you’re that concerned about it, Eliza and I can check the cave while you keep working on the pile,"Abe

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

"Get your things.Let’s go."

up

coming back, it was better to

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

on anyone last night, but that

with this?" Eliza

cheek.She knew me so well it was

if we really were mates.But small moments like this made me feel like it was true, even if we couldn’t fully sense it until

sure about this, I

"Do you?" I sighed.