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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.

moved, it didn’t even seem like we were a

spend every day from now until my birthday digging,

eyes wandered

coals since it was daytime and

was on her lap and her eyes were

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

I knew she was

have packed some

I asked, creasing

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

this is the way, then

"Hey guys!"

map around.Her feet slipped on

come to you,"

head and reached us at the top before I could make

it?" Abe

two need water." She handed

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

flowing over the edge of the canteen, around the corners of his mouth, and down his throat.I shook my head and

was like drinking

took

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

Eliza

shoulder and pointed to the

the map, and I

and

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

and flopped down on the nearest

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

way into the city.I can’t promise it will be cleared, but it might

hallelujah! What other

throwing his

map and ran her finger along a few of

"Here."

She tapped the map.

think this is supposed to be a river that goes into

underground river?" I

looked at the rough

we went into with the finger

out that cave and then the

cave is our way into

river?" I

thing sounded a little far-fetched

weren’t something that came up

again, a mythical city might have a mythical underground

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

"Yes!"

threw

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

Eliza glanced at me.

looked over the

hard but made

go look at the cave and it turned out to be a

could just come back and

mean that much in the grand scheme of

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

can check the cave

we don’t lose any time clearing

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up the campsite

up coming back, it was better to

following us, it would

anyone last night, but that didn’t mean they weren’t

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

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

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

sure about this, I trust

"Do you?" I sighed.