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help me, to let me die?
    Great sadness poured through her. She could feel the Goddess’s tears as though they were her own. Each time you shed a tear, child, I shed one, too. Each time a male violated you, they violated me. Each time you begged for help, I listened. I answered.
    Why? Why couldn’t you save me, save us all before they raped us, defiled us? You’re a goddess.
    Even I must follow certain rules, Amy. So, I did what I could. I found the one person who could help you when I could not. I found your life mate, the other half of your soul. I found Hunter.
    Why him? Why must I need any man?
    My child, you and Hunter were always meant to be together. Only with him by your side will you become the woman you were destined to be.
    I’m scared , she confessed. That was the gut-wrenching truth. She was scared—scared to the depths of her soul.
    Of course you are, child. Only a fool does not fear the unknown. And you are not a fool. All I ask is that you listen to what Hunter has to say. Listen with your heart not just your mind. It will not lead you astray. Not in this. Now, enough talking. If you continue down this corridor, you’ll find the Manruvian people’s favorite part of this ship. Let your worries go for now, my child, and enjoy the pleasure found in the Manruvian’s home away from home.
    Knowing the Goddess spoke true and her worries and fear would still be there later, Amy reluctantly nodded. Pushing herself to her feet, she looked down the hallway to her right. At the very end of the corridor, a single door faced her. A sign hung above it, written in a language she couldn’t read.
    Oh well. What did she have to lose but a little time?
    Exactly, my child.
    Just before she reached for the door release, Amy closed her eyes. She had one last thing she needed to say to the Mother Goddess. Concentrating on the Goddess, Amy initiated contact with her. Thank you for saving me, no matter how you chose to do so.
    I only wish I could have protected you from all that you have suffered. As quickly as the connection began, it ended.
    Shoving all thoughts and worries from her mind, Amy pressed her palm against the identification pad. She shook her head, still amazed at the technology the Manruvians and Chantrean Lionese had at their disposal. The pad grew warm beneath her hand as it identified her and in seconds the door slid open.
    She’d only had one foot in the door when she stopped, too stunned to walk any farther into the room. One minute she stood in a spaceship heading toward a new planet she’d call home, the next she’d been transported to a seaside getaway.
    Turquoise water crested in waves as far as the eye could see. Strange creatures she'd originally thought only fodder for children’s bedtime stories sat sunning themselves on huge rocks and boulders. The scent of salt water wafted past her, ruffling her hair. Cream-colored sea foam washed against the white sandy beach as the waves thrust forward and receded. One of the mermen looked her way, smiled and dove into the water only to jump back out, his entire body rising at least twenty feet over the water. With a twist of his rainbow-colored glistening tail, he dove straight back down into a cresting wave.
    So real, she thought. “It looks so real.”
    “It’s as real as you want it to be.” She whipped her head around, surprised to see Mikel standing behind her.
    She looked back toward the ocean, shook her head in wonder. “How?”
    “Our technology is very advanced, even more so than the Chantreans . To tell you the truth, I’m not quite sure how the scientists are able to do most of what they do.”
    “The mermen, mermaids,” she said, pointing out toward the water, “they’re real?”
    Behind her, Mikel chuckled. “You could say that. I, too, can shift into what you see out there. Our people love the water, though as you can see, it’s not necessary for us to live in it.”
    Amy nodded then turned back toward Mikel too stunned to say