The Vesper Deception

A shiver ran down my spine when I saw Kaelen approach the table where Zane was waiting for the buyer. Was Kaelen one of the buyers? I wondered. I stood frozen at the restroom entrance, and Kian gripped my hand tightly.

He saw Kaelen too and quickly stepped to the right, blocking me from Kaelen’s view. “Give me the stones,” he whispered.

I was about to reach into my handbag when a sudden thought hi