Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

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.

and for as much as we’d moved, it didn’t even

from now until my birthday digging, and we

eyes wandered to Eliza

burned to coals since it

was on her lap and her eyes were fixed on

the way her brow scrunched up

knew she was focused,

have packed some dynamite," Abe

I asked, creasing

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

her.If she says this is the way,

"Hey guys!"

immediately drew my attention.She clamored up the rock pile, waving the map around.Her feet slipped on the shifting rocks, causing several to knock loose and slide down

come

and reached us at the top before I could make

is it?"

She handed us each

"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

drinking the nectar of

took several more

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

asked, handing Eliza the canteen

it over her shoulder and

and I think I might have overlooked

sheepishly and bit her lower

as it means we don’t have to dig through

down on

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

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

other

sang, throwing his head

map and ran her finger

"Here."

She tapped the map.

goes into the city.But I didn’t

underground river?" I

at the rough map

cave we went into

then the

that cave is our way into the

an underground river?"

thing sounded a little far-fetched

that came up

city might have a

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 on

"Yes!"

threw his fist in

cave more.I mean, I was the one

Eliza glanced at me.

over the

but

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

could just come back and

much in the grand scheme of things when it came to moving

in hopes

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

any time clearing the path." I rolled

"Get your things.Let’s go."

up the

we ended up coming back, it was better to clean

following us, it would make it harder for

anyone last night, but that didn’t mean they weren’t out

Eliza asked as we

knew me so well it was like

moments like this made me feel

sure about this, I trust

"Do you?" I sighed.