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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

day from now until my birthday digging, and

wandered to Eliza

sitting at the fire, which had burned to coals since it was daytime and there was no need for

map was on her lap and

up just a tiny bit, and how her eyes narrowed

I knew she was

have packed some dynamite," Abe

asked, creasing

doing all this work and we don’t even know for sure if this is the right way

her.If she says this is the

"Hey guys!"

the map around.Her feet slipped

come to you,"

the top before I could make a move closer

is it?"

She

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

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

like drinking the

I took several

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

Eliza the canteen

her shoulder and pointed

been studying the map, and I think I might

sheepishly and bit

means we don’t have to dig through these

flopped down on

I knew

can’t promise it will be cleared, but it might be a lot easier to get

other way

sang, throwing his

ran her finger along a

"Here."

She tapped the map.

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

river?"

leaned closer and looked at

that cave we went into with

that cave and then the original line

that cave is our way into the

an underground river?"

whole thing sounded a little far-fetched

that

have a mythical

real life.But I honestly didn’t think much of it because I was focused on this

"Yes!"

up and threw his fist in the

agree.We should explore the cave more.I mean, I was the one

Eliza glanced at me.

looked over the

worked so hard but made hardly

it turned out to be a dead

back

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

cave in hopes of

can check the

any time clearing

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up the campsite

up coming back, it was better to clean

it would make it harder

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

okay with this?" Eliza asked as we

me so well it was like she

to do with our mate bond, if we really were mates.But small moments like this made me feel like it

about this,

"Do you?" I sighed.