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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.

moved, it didn’t even seem like we

until my birthday digging,

eyes wandered

the fire, which had burned to coals since it was daytime and there was

map was on her lap and

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

knew she was focused,

should have packed some dynamite," Abe

asked, creasing my

work and we don’t even know for sure if

says this is

"Hey guys!"

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

careful! We’ll come

reached us at the top before I could make a move

it?"

need water." She handed us each a

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

around the corners of his mouth,

drinking the nectar

took several

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

asked, handing Eliza the

her shoulder

and I think

sheepishly and bit

don’t have to dig through

sighed and flopped down on

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

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

What other way is

sang, throwing his

and ran her

"Here."

She tapped the map.

into the city.But

river?"

leaned closer and looked at the rough

we went

pointed out that cave and then the original

cave is our way

following an underground river?" I

a little far-fetched

weren’t something that came up

again, a mythical city might have a mythical underground

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 on this road.Now,

"Yes!"

threw

mean, I was the one that pointed it out

Eliza glanced at me.

looked over the rock

so hard but made

and it turned out to be a dead end, it wasn’t like the rock pile was

come back and get back

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

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

I can check the cave while

lose any time clearing

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up

up coming back, it was better

it would make it

up on anyone last night, but that didn’t

okay with this?" Eliza asked as we

cupped her cheek.She knew me so well it was

with our 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

sure about this, I

"Do you?" I sighed.