Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

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.

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

birthday digging, and we might

eyes wandered

which had burned to coals since it was

and her eyes were

brow scrunched up just a tiny bit, and

she was focused,

have packed

I asked, creasing

this work and we don’t even know for sure if this

this is the way, then

"Hey guys!"

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

careful! We’ll come

her head and reached us at the top before I could make a move closer

is it?"

two need water." She handed us

"Oh, you’re a Goddess!"

around the corners of his

drinking

I took

"Alright, I’m hydrated.

What’s the big deal?"

handing Eliza the

her shoulder and pointed

the map, and I think I might have

smiled sheepishly and bit

to dig

sighed and flopped down

from all the squatting and lifting but I knew if I

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

hallelujah! What other

sang, throwing his

to the map and ran her finger along a few of

"Here."

She tapped the map.

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

river?" I

closer and looked at the rough map she’d

is that cave we went into with

pointed out that cave and then the original

is our

an underground river?" I arched an

thing sounded a little far-fetched to

rivers weren’t something that came

city might have a mythical underground river leading

life.But I honestly didn’t think much of it because I was focused on

"Yes!"

up and threw

more.I mean, I was

Eliza glanced at me.

over the rock

worked so hard but made hardly any

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

come back and

day wouldn’t mean that much in the grand

exploring the cave in hopes of finding something so we don’t have to come back and work,"

and I can check the cave while you keep working

any time clearing the path." I

"Get your things.Let’s go."

up the campsite

ended up coming back, it was better to clean up our

it would make it harder for

night, but that didn’t

with this?" Eliza asked

knew me so well it was like she could

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

sure about

"Do you?" I sighed.