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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.

for as much as we’d moved, it didn’t even seem like we were a quarter of the

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

eyes wandered to Eliza

to coals since it was daytime and there was

map was on her lap and her

her brow scrunched up just a tiny bit, and

she was

have packed

asked, creasing

mean, we’re doing all this work and we don’t even know for sure if this is the right

is the way,

"Hey guys!"

clamored up the rock pile, waving the map around.Her feet slipped on the shifting rocks, causing several to knock loose and

come to you," I

us at the top

it?"

water." She handed us each

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

around the corners of his mouth, and down his throat.I shook

was like drinking the nectar

took several more

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

Eliza the

over her shoulder and

map, and I think I might have overlooked

and

don’t have to dig through these rocks

sighed and flopped down on

squatting and lifting but I knew if I sat down, I

can’t promise it will be cleared, but it might be a

hallelujah! What other way

sang, throwing his

map and ran her finger along a few

"Here."

She tapped the map.

that goes into the city.But I didn’t realize it because… it looks like it’s

river?"

looked at the

is that cave we went into with

out that cave and then

that cave is our way into the

underground river?" I arched

a

rivers weren’t something that came up commonly

have a mythical underground river

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 focused on this road.Now, I’m thinking it is worth going

"Yes!"

up and threw his fist in the

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

Eliza glanced at me.

I looked over

so hard but

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

could just come back and get

grand scheme of things

exploring the cave in hopes of finding something so we don’t

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

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

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up the

ended up coming back, it was better to clean up

following us, it would make it harder for them to

anyone last night,

with this?" Eliza asked

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

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

you’re sure about this, I trust

"Do you?" I sighed.