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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 didn’t even seem like we were a quarter of the

my birthday digging, and we might never

wandered to

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

lap and her

to see that look of concentration, the way her brow scrunched up just a tiny bit, and how

knew she was focused,

have packed

I asked,

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

trust her.If she says this is

"Hey guys!"

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

top before I could make a move

is it?"

She handed

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

flowing over the edge of the canteen, around the corners of his mouth,

like drinking the

took

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

Eliza the

slipped it over her shoulder and

and I

smiled sheepishly and bit her

don’t have to dig

flopped down

I knew if I sat down, I

the city.I can’t promise it will be cleared, but it might be a lot easier to

other

throwing

to the map and ran her finger along

"Here."

She tapped the map.

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

river?"

looked at the rough

cave we went into with the

cave and then the original line she’d shown

is our way into

underground river?" I arched an

whole thing sounded a little

rivers weren’t something that

mythical city might have

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 exploring some

"Yes!"

jumped up and threw his fist

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

Eliza glanced at me.

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 rock pile was going

just come back and get back to

grand scheme of things when it

the cave in

it, Eliza and I can check the cave while you keep working on the

any time clearing the

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up the campsite

we ended up coming back, it was better to clean up

us, it would make it harder

last night, but that didn’t

this?" Eliza

to her, I cupped her cheek.She knew me so well it was like she could read my mind

more to do with our mate bond, if we really were mates.But small moments like this made me feel like

about this, I

"Do you?" I sighed.