VIDA’S POV I sat on that beautiful beach alone for several hours; during that time, I did a lot of soul-searching and thinking about my situation. I realised that even though I wasn’t from Mythica and had family that would be missing me, I now had a new family here, too. I still want to find a way to open the door between the two realms, but I have made up my mind that I will not be returning to the human realm, not permanently, anyway. I know I would never be able to tell my family about having five mates, so if I were to introduce them, I was going to have to say they were friends, which seems unfair to my mates. I also thought a lot about what Kreo had told me. I was needed here in Mythica, not just by my mates but by everyone. Back at home, I was almost invisible. No one really

