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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

my birthday digging, and we might never

wandered to

to coals since it was daytime and

and her eyes were fixed on

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

knew she was focused,

should have packed some dynamite,"

asked, creasing my

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

trust her.If she says this is the

"Hey guys!"

pile, waving the map around.Her feet

We’ll come to you," I

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

is it?"

need water." She

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

guzzled water down, streams flowing over the edge of the canteen, around the corners of his mouth, and down

like drinking the nectar

I took several

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

Eliza

slipped it over her shoulder and pointed to the

I think I might have overlooked

and bit her lower

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

sighed and flopped down

ached from all the squatting and lifting but I knew

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

hallelujah! What other way is

sang, throwing his head

pointed to the map and ran her finger along a few

"Here."

She tapped the map.

to be a river that goes into the city.But I didn’t realize it because… it

river?"

leaned closer and looked at the rough

cave we went into with the

out that cave and then the original

that cave is our way into

an underground river?" I

whole thing sounded a little far-fetched to

that came up commonly

city might have a mythical underground river leading

like in real life.But I honestly didn’t think much of

"Yes!"

jumped up and threw his fist in the

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

Eliza glanced at me.

looked over the

so hard but made hardly

cave and it turned out to be a dead

just come back and get back

mean that much in the grand scheme of things when it came

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

that concerned about it, Eliza and I can check the cave while you keep working on

we don’t lose any time clearing

"Get your things.Let’s go."

up the

it was better to clean

it would make it harder for them to

up on anyone last night, but

you’re okay with this?" Eliza asked as we loaded up our

so well it was

our mate bond, if we really were mates.But small moments like this

you’re sure about this, I trust

"Do you?" I sighed.