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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.

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

day from now until my birthday

eyes wandered to

had burned to coals since it was daytime and there was

and

grinned, loving to see that look of concentration, the way her brow scrunched up just a tiny bit, and how her eyes narrowed in an

I knew she

have packed some dynamite," Abe

asked, creasing my

and we don’t even know for sure if this

trust her.If she says this is the way, then this is

"Hey guys!"

waving the map around.Her feet slipped on the shifting rocks, causing several

careful! We’ll come to you," I

and reached us at the top before I

is it?"

two need water." She

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

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

like drinking

took several more

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

handing Eliza the canteen

slipped it over her shoulder and pointed

studying the map, and I think I

and bit

don’t have to dig through these rocks anymore,

flopped down

and lifting but I knew if I sat down, I wouldn’t want to

think there is another way into the city.I can’t promise it will be cleared,

hallelujah! What other way is

throwing his head

and ran her

"Here."

She tapped the map.

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

underground river?" I

and looked at

that cave we went into with the finger

that cave and then

that cave is our way into

an underground river?" I

sounded a

weren’t something that

again, a mythical city might have a mythical underground river

I saw 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 I

"Yes!"

jumped up and threw his fist

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

Eliza glanced at me.

looked over the

but made hardly any

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

come back and get back

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

a look.But I don’t want to spend days exploring the cave in hopes of finding something so we don’t have to come back and work,"

it, Eliza and I can check the cave while you

we don’t lose any time clearing the path." I

"Get your things.Let’s go."

up

back, it was better to clean up

there was anyone following us, it would make it harder for them to

anyone last night, but that didn’t

this?" Eliza asked as we

cupped her cheek.She knew me so well it was

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

you’re sure about this, I trust

"Do you?" I sighed.