Sands of Deception

(Kaelen's POV)

I looked around at the field that stretched out before me, the heel of my shoe into its sand depth while a sinking feeling filled my stomach.

“Are you sure this is the same place?” I eyed Ryker, who kept brushing his shoes over the sand, almost as if he was looking for something to sprout out of the ground.

He looked at me and nodded quickly. “Yes, your highness, I am sure.”

I purse