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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.

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

my birthday digging, and we

wandered

burned to coals since it

was on her lap and her eyes were fixed on

up just a tiny bit, and how her eyes narrowed in an

I knew she was focused,

packed

I asked, creasing my

and we don’t even know for sure if this is the right way to Eliza’s mythical

is

"Hey guys!"

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

careful! We’ll come

the top

it?" Abe

need water." She handed us

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

edge of the canteen, around the corners of his mouth, and down his throat.I shook my head and took a swig of the

drinking

took several

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

asked, handing Eliza

it over her shoulder and pointed to

studying the map, and I think I might have overlooked

smiled sheepishly and

means we don’t have to dig through these rocks anymore, all

sighed and flopped down on the

knees ached from all the squatting and lifting but I knew if

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

other way

sang, throwing his head

to the map and ran her finger along a

"Here."

She tapped the map.

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

river?"

and looked at the rough map she’d

we went into with the finger

then the

think that cave is our way

an underground river?" I arched an

sounded a little far-fetched

that came up commonly in

city might have a mythical underground river

life.But I honestly didn’t think much of it because I was focused on this road.Now, I’m thinking it is worth going

"Yes!"

and threw his fist

more.I mean, I was

Eliza glanced at me.

I looked over the

so hard but made hardly any

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

back and get back to

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

exploring the cave in hopes of finding something so we don’t have to come back and work," I

I can check the

we don’t lose any time clearing the

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up

coming back, it was

would

on anyone last night,

Eliza asked as we loaded up

cheek.She knew me so well

more to do 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 it until she

about this, I trust

"Do you?" I sighed.