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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.

much as we’d moved, it didn’t even seem like we were

now until my birthday digging, and we might never

wandered to

to coals since it was daytime and there

her lap and her eyes were

the way her brow scrunched up just a tiny bit, and how her eyes narrowed in

I knew she was

have packed

I asked, creasing my

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

is the way, then

"Hey guys!"

map around.Her feet slipped on the shifting rocks, causing several

careful! We’ll come

at the top before I

is it?"

you two need water." She handed

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

gushed.He snatched the canteen and guzzled water down, streams flowing over the edge of the canteen, around the corners of his mouth, and down his throat.I shook my head

drinking the nectar

took

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

handing Eliza the

it over her shoulder

I think I might

and bit her

long as it means we don’t have to dig

down on

knees ached from all the squatting and lifting but I knew if I sat down, I wouldn’t want to

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

hallelujah! What other way

throwing his

map and ran her finger along a

"Here."

She tapped the map.

supposed to be a river that goes into

river?"

and looked at the rough map

that cave we went into

and then the

think that cave is our

river?"

thing sounded a little

that came up commonly in

mythical city might have a

I honestly didn’t

"Yes!"

jumped up and threw

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

Eliza glanced at me.

I looked over

but made

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

come back and get back to

that much in the grand scheme of things when it came to moving this

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

check the

don’t lose any time

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up the campsite

ended up coming back, it was better to clean up

there was anyone following us, it would make it harder for

night, but that didn’t

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

cheek.She knew me so well it was

small moments like this

sure about this,

"Do you?" I sighed.