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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 moved, it didn’t even seem like we were a quarter of the way

from now until my birthday digging, and we might never get through

eyes wandered to

to coals

was on her lap and her eyes were

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

she was focused,

should have packed some dynamite,"

I asked,

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

is the way, then

"Hey guys!"

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

We’ll come to you," I

reached us at the top before I could

it?" Abe

water." She handed us each a

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

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

was like drinking

took

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

handing Eliza

shoulder and pointed to the

been studying the map, and I think

smiled sheepishly and bit

we don’t have to dig through these rocks

and flopped down on

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

think there is another way into the city.I can’t promise it will be cleared, but it might be

hallelujah! What other

throwing his

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 looks

underground river?"

looked at the rough

cave we went into with

out that cave and then the original line

that cave is our way into

river?" I

whole thing sounded a little

something that

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

"Yes!"

and threw his fist in

I was the one

Eliza glanced at me.

looked over the rock

worked so hard but made hardly any

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

just come back and

that much in the grand scheme of things when

spend days exploring the cave in hopes of finding something so we

check the cave while you keep working on the

way, we don’t lose any time

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up the

coming back, it

following us, it would make

hadn’t picked up on anyone last night, but that didn’t mean they weren’t out

you’re okay with this?" Eliza

so well it was like she could read my

moments like this made me feel like it was

you’re sure about this, I trust

"Do you?" I sighed.