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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

birthday digging, and we might never get through

eyes wandered to Eliza

to coals since it was daytime and

on her lap and her eyes

way her brow scrunched up just a tiny bit, and how her eyes narrowed in an almost surly

I knew she

have packed some dynamite," Abe

asked,

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

says this is the way, then this

"Hey guys!"

pile, waving the map around.Her feet slipped

come to you," I

her head and reached us at the top before

it?" Abe

She

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

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

drinking the nectar of

I took several

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

handing Eliza the canteen

her shoulder and pointed to

the map, and I think I might have overlooked

smiled sheepishly and bit her

it means we don’t have to dig through these rocks anymore, all is forgiven,"

and flopped down on the

ached from all the squatting and lifting but I knew if I sat down,

city.I can’t promise it will be cleared, but it might be a lot

other way is

throwing his head

to the map and ran her finger along

"Here."

She tapped the map.

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

underground river?" I

leaned closer and looked at the rough map

that cave we went into with

out that cave and then

think that cave is our way

following an underground river?" I arched

thing sounded a little far-fetched

that

a mythical city might have a mythical

so big and imposing, just like in real life.But I honestly didn’t think much of

"Yes!"

jumped up and threw

mean, I was the one that pointed

Eliza glanced at me.

looked over the

so hard but made

cave and it turned out to be a dead end, it

back

mean that much in the grand scheme of things

exploring the cave in hopes of finding something

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

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

"Get your things.Let’s go."

up the campsite

back, it was

was anyone following us, it would make it harder

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

okay with this?" Eliza asked as

cupped her cheek.She knew me so well it was

moments like this made me feel like it was true, even if we couldn’t fully sense

you’re sure about this,

"Do you?" I sighed.