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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.

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

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

wandered to

sitting at the fire, which had burned to coals since it was daytime and

lap and

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

I 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 the right way to Eliza’s

this 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

careful! We’ll come to

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

is it?"

She handed

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

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

was like drinking the nectar of

took several

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

asked, handing Eliza the

it over her shoulder

the map, and I think I might

smiled sheepishly and bit

have to dig through these

sighed and flopped down

squatting and lifting but I knew if I sat down, I wouldn’t

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

other way

throwing his

the map and ran her finger along a few of the

"Here."

She tapped the map.

a river that goes into the city.But I didn’t

underground river?"

closer and looked at the rough

that cave we went into with the

then the

is our way into

river?"

sounded a little

that came

a mythical city might have a mythical underground

like in real life.But I honestly didn’t think much of it because I was focused on this road.Now,

"Yes!"

up and threw his fist

agree.We should explore the cave more.I mean, I was the one that pointed

Eliza glanced at me.

I looked over

but made hardly any

we took some time to go look at the cave and it turned out

come back and get

much in the grand scheme of things when it

cave in hopes of finding something so we don’t have to

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

we don’t lose any time clearing the path."

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up

ended up coming back, it was better to clean

it would make it harder for them

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

sure you’re okay with this?" Eliza asked as we loaded up

me so well it was

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

about

"Do you?" I sighed.