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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.

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

my birthday digging, and

wandered to Eliza

which had burned to coals

on her lap and her eyes were fixed on

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

knew she was

packed some

I asked, creasing my

open! I mean, we’re doing all this work and we don’t

she says this is the

"Hey guys!"

drew my attention.She clamored up the rock pile, waving the map around.Her feet

We’ll come to you," I

reached us at the top before I could make a

it?"

you two need water." She handed us each a

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

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

drinking the nectar

I took

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

handing Eliza the

her shoulder

map, and I think I might have

sheepishly and bit her lower

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

down on the

knew

promise it will

What other way is

sang, throwing

the map and ran her finger

"Here."

She tapped the map.

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

river?"

at the rough map

that cave we went

then the

is our

river?"

thing sounded a little far-fetched

weren’t something that came

a mythical city might have a

pretty sure 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 was focused

"Yes!"

jumped up and threw his fist

I

Eliza glanced at me.

I looked over

but

time to go look at the cave and it turned out to be a

back and get back to

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

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

can check the cave

any time clearing the path." I rolled

"Get your things.Let’s go."

up the campsite

it was better to clean up our

was anyone following us, it would make it harder

Abe hadn’t picked up on anyone last night, but

Eliza

her cheek.She knew me so well it was like she

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

sure about

"Do you?" I sighed.