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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.

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

now until my birthday digging, and

wandered to Eliza

had burned to coals since it was

map was on her lap and

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

she was focused,

should have packed some

I asked,

mean, we’re doing all this work and we don’t even know for sure if this is the

trust her.If she says this is

"Hey guys!"

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

come to you," I

us at the top before I

it?" Abe

She handed

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

gushed.He snatched the canteen and guzzled water down, streams flowing over the edge of the canteen, around the corners of his mouth, and down his throat.I shook my head and took a

was like drinking the nectar of

I took

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

Eliza the

it over her shoulder and

I think I might

smiled sheepishly and

have to dig through these rocks

down

all the squatting and lifting but I knew if I sat down, I wouldn’t want to get back

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

hallelujah! What other way

sang, throwing his head

her finger

"Here."

She tapped the map.

that goes into the city.But I didn’t realize it because…

underground river?" I

at the rough

cave we went into

and then the original

is our way

river?" I

whole thing sounded a little

rivers weren’t something that came up commonly

city might have a mythical

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

"Yes!"

and threw his fist

I was the one that pointed it

Eliza glanced at me.

over

hard but made hardly

turned out to be a dead end, it

back

day wouldn’t mean that much in the grand scheme

cave in hopes of finding something so

can check the cave while you keep

lose any time clearing the path." I rolled my

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up

back, it was better to clean up

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

anyone last night, but that didn’t

with this?" Eliza asked as

me so

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

you’re sure about this, I trust

"Do you?" I sighed.