I stared out at the ocean while Lucas packed up our bags. The water was so calm in the morning, lapping gently against the sand.

I didn’t want to leave the peaceful coast and the little bungalow, but I knew that we had to get back. Lucas had promised Lena and Xander we wouldn’t be gone for more than a day and a night.

We needed news of the orb, anyway. There was no way to get back to our own reality without it and we couldn’t hide out on a beach ...