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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 much as we’d moved, it didn’t even seem like

until my birthday digging, and we might never get

wandered

was sitting at the fire, which had burned to coals since it was daytime and there was no need

lap and her eyes were

way her brow scrunched up just a tiny bit, and how her eyes

knew she was

have packed some dynamite,"

I asked,

blow this thing wide open! I mean, we’re doing all this work and we don’t even

says this is the

"Hey guys!"

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

come to you," I

the top before I could

it?" Abe

need water." She handed us each

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

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

was like drinking

I took several more

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

Eliza the

over her shoulder and

studying the map, and I

smiled sheepishly and

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

sighed and flopped down on

lifting but I knew

into the city.I can’t promise it will be cleared, but it might be a lot easier to get through."She

What other way is

sang, throwing his

ran her

"Here."

She tapped the map.

goes into the city.But I didn’t

underground river?"

and looked at the rough map

we went into with

out that cave and then the original line

think that cave is our

an underground river?"

sounded a little far-fetched

rivers weren’t something that

might have a mythical underground river leading to

and imposing, just like in real 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 back and

"Yes!"

up and threw his

the cave more.I mean, I was the one that pointed it

Eliza glanced at me.

over the rock

so hard but made hardly any

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

come back and

wouldn’t mean that much in the grand scheme

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

check the cave while you keep working on

don’t lose any time clearing the path."

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up the campsite

if we ended up coming back, it was better

there was anyone following us, it would make it

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

this?" Eliza asked

her cheek.She knew me so well it was

do with our mate bond, if we really were mates.But small moments like this made me feel like it was true, even if

about this, I

"Do you?" I sighed.