Chapter 15. Embracing the Danger

Sienna

“It didn’t look this far from there,” I whispered as he led me toward the lake. Suddenly the distance seemed immense—strange, because from where we’d stood it had looked only a few steps away, as if the water were coaxing us closer. Wasn’t this a weird illusion?

“Places like this are confusing, Flower.” He laughed softly, steadying me when I nearly slipped on a loose stone. There were too many stones here, jutting like little teeth from the earth.

“Why so many rocks? I don’t get it!” I asked, blinking at them.

“Wish rocks,” he said, taking both my hands to help me over the uneven ground. It would’ve been easy to fall without him, though I kept pretending I didn’t need the help. “There used to be houses here. A tribe lived around the lake before they eventually moved away. They believed the water granted wish