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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 moved, it didn’t even seem like we were a quarter of the

spend every day from now until my birthday

eyes wandered to Eliza

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

and her eyes

that look of concentration, the way her brow scrunched up just a tiny bit, and how her eyes narrowed in an almost surly

knew she was

packed some dynamite," Abe

asked, creasing my

wide open! I mean, we’re doing all this work and we don’t even know for

says this is

"Hey guys!"

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

come

head and reached us at the top before I

it?"

water." She handed us

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

canteen, around the corners of his mouth, and

was like drinking the

took several more

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

Eliza the canteen

it over her shoulder and

been studying the map, and I

smiled sheepishly and bit

to dig through these rocks anymore, all is forgiven," Abe

and flopped down

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

there is another way into the city.I can’t promise it will be cleared, but it might be a lot easier to

What other

sang, throwing his head

map and ran her finger along a

"Here."

She tapped the map.

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

river?" I

closer and looked at the

cave we went into with

pointed out that cave and then the original line

think that cave is our

underground river?" I arched

thing sounded a

that came up

again, a mythical city might have a

and imposing, just like in real life.But I honestly didn’t think much of it because I was focused on this road.Now, I’m thinking it is worth going back and exploring

"Yes!"

up and threw his fist in

should explore the cave more.I mean, I was the

Eliza glanced at me.

over the

so hard but made hardly any

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

come back and get back to

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

look.But I don’t want to spend days exploring the cave in hopes of finding something so we don’t have to come

it, Eliza and I can check the cave while you keep working on the pile,"Abe

time clearing the

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up the

it was better

was anyone following us, it would make it harder for

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

okay with this?" Eliza asked as

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

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

you’re sure about

"Do you?" I sighed.