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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.

working and for as much as we’d moved, it

now until my birthday digging, and

wandered

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

map was on her lap and her

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

I knew she was focused, not

have packed

I asked, creasing

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

this is the

"Hey guys!"

feet slipped on the shifting rocks, causing several to knock loose

come

head and reached us at the top before I could make a move closer to

it?" Abe

She handed us

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

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

like drinking

I took several more

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

asked, handing Eliza the canteen

slipped it over her shoulder and pointed to

the map, and I think

sheepishly and bit

to dig through these rocks anymore, all

sighed and flopped down on the

but I knew

will be cleared, but it might be a lot

What other way

throwing

pointed to the map and ran her finger along a

"Here."

She tapped the map.

supposed to be a river that goes into the city.But I didn’t realize it because… it looks like it’s

underground river?" I

leaned closer and looked at the

cave we went into with the finger

and then the original line

that cave is our way into

river?" I arched

a

weren’t something that came up commonly in

again, a mythical city might have a mythical underground

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!"

and threw his

cave more.I mean, I was the one that

Eliza glanced at me.

looked over the rock

but made hardly any

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

could just come back and get back

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

I don’t want to spend days exploring the cave in hopes of finding something so we don’t have to come back

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

lose any time clearing the path." I

"Get your things.Let’s go."

up the campsite

we ended up coming back, it was

was anyone following us, it would make it harder

night, but that didn’t mean they

with this?" Eliza asked as

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

bond, if we really were mates.But small moments like this made

you’re sure about

"Do you?" I sighed.