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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

birthday digging, and we

eyes wandered to

had burned to coals

was on her lap and her

see that look of concentration, the way her brow scrunched up just a tiny bit, and how her

knew she was focused,

should have packed some dynamite,"

asked, creasing

doing all this work and we don’t even know for sure

trust her.If she says this is the

"Hey guys!"

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

We’ll come

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

it?" Abe

She handed us each a

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

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

was like drinking the nectar of

I took several more

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

Eliza the canteen

it over her shoulder

map, and I think I might have

sheepishly and bit her lower

long as it means we don’t have to dig

flopped down on

squatting and lifting but I knew if I sat down, I

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

other

throwing his

her finger

"Here."

She tapped the map.

supposed to be a river that goes into the city.But I didn’t

river?" I

closer and looked at the rough

is that cave we went into with the finger

cave and then the original

is our way

river?"

a little

weren’t something that came up commonly in

have

I honestly didn’t think much of it because I was focused on this road.Now, I’m thinking

"Yes!"

up and threw his fist in the

I was the

Eliza glanced at me.

over the rock

worked so hard but made hardly any

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

could just come back and get back to

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

cave in hopes of finding something so we don’t have

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

lose any time

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up

ended up coming back, it was

would

on anyone last night, but that didn’t mean they weren’t

with this?" Eliza asked as we loaded

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

small moments like this made me feel like it was true, even if we couldn’t fully sense it until she got her

about this,

"Do you?" I sighed.