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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 didn’t even seem like we were a

my birthday digging, and we might never

eyes wandered to

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

lap and

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

I knew she was focused,

have packed

I asked,

doing all this work and we

trust her.If she says this is the

"Hey guys!"

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

We’ll come to

reached us at the top before I could

is it?" Abe

two need water." She

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

the canteen, around the corners

like drinking

took

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

asked, handing Eliza

her shoulder and pointed to the

I think

smiled sheepishly and bit her lower

it means we don’t have to dig through these rocks anymore, all

sighed and flopped down on the nearest

but I knew if I sat

can’t promise it will be cleared, but it

What other way is

throwing

ran her finger along a few

"Here."

She tapped the map.

is supposed to be a river that goes into

underground river?"

at

we went into with the

then

think that cave is our way into

river?"

whole thing sounded a

that came up commonly in

a mythical city might have a mythical underground

pretty 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 focused on this road.Now, I’m thinking it is worth going back and exploring

"Yes!"

up and threw his

I was the one that

Eliza glanced at me.

I looked over the

hard but made

we took some time to go look at the cave and it turned out to be a dead end, it wasn’t like the rock

come back

mean 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

you’re that concerned about it, Eliza and I can check the cave while

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

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up the campsite

it was

following us, it would

hadn’t picked up on anyone last night,

with this?" Eliza asked as we loaded up our

I cupped her cheek.She knew me so well

we really were mates.But small moments like this made me feel like

sure about this, I trust

"Do you?" I sighed.