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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.

working and for as much as we’d moved, it didn’t even

my birthday digging, and

wandered to

the fire, which had burned to coals since it was daytime and there was no need for

and her eyes

brow scrunched up just a tiny bit, and

she was focused,

packed some dynamite," Abe

asked,

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

says this is the

"Hey guys!"

map around.Her feet slipped on

careful! We’ll come to you,"

us at the top before I could make a move

is it?"

She handed us

"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 and took a

drinking

took

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

handing Eliza the canteen

over her shoulder and pointed to

been studying the map, and I think I might have

and bit her lower

as it means we don’t have to dig through these rocks anymore, all is forgiven," Abe

down on the nearest

squatting and lifting but I knew if I sat

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

hallelujah! What other

throwing his head

and ran her finger along a few of the

"Here."

She tapped the map.

is supposed to be a river that goes into the city.But I didn’t

river?" I

and looked at the

we went into with the

pointed out that cave and then the original line

think that cave is

river?" I arched an

thing sounded a little far-fetched

weren’t something that came

might have a

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

"Yes!"

jumped up and threw his fist in the

more.I mean, I was the one that

Eliza glanced at me.

I looked over the

hard but made hardly any

go look at the cave and it turned out to

just come back and

a day wouldn’t mean that much in the grand

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

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

don’t lose any time clearing

"Get your things.Let’s go."

packed up the

ended up coming back, it

it would make it harder for them to

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

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

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

our mate bond, if we really were mates.But small moments like this made me feel like it was true, even if we couldn’t fully sense it until she got

about this, I trust

"Do you?" I sighed.