hi.

  thank you for making it to the end of this onsught of chapters.

  this is the end of book 2.

  i have been scatter brained af and everything's been all over the pce. and because of my mess up: i'll have to stub this book in a rushed way. it's coming off on may 9th. i hope you were able to read it by then, and i am so so so sorry for the rush. it's completely my fault - i spiraled too deep and lost all track of time.

  :(

  the past year i spent working on it has been so dreadful. so much has happened. i've changed so much. and i've received so much love and kindness from so many people. things are a bit precarious still regarding my father's health. we are essentially waiting for the end. and there's so much involved in that.

  i've also made some significant life changes. like im so tired. i just want to live. or live as much as i can while the world seems to be falling apart. but at this point, when isn't the world falling apart? i'm just struggling to get past this. and i just want to be able to take a breath and like do the things im setting out to.

  book 2 is finally done. and dear lord it took so much to get to this point. there were weeks that I could not write a damn sylble. stuck between hospital visits and appointments and wondering if there was any point in it. I wish I could've given my writing more of myself, my attention, and time - but I had publishing deadlines to meet. And my publisher (Podium) has been super gracious and supportive during this entire process.

  i feel like so much has changed inside me? like i had to grow up so quickly since st spring when everything went downhill so rapidly, but also, i'm a published author yknow. book 1 officially came out a short while ago. book 2 is coming out in a few weeks. and whoa.

  i don't know what to make of all that.

  and now that the turbulenceness of life has steadied a bit for me, i want to bring new energy into book 3 and finish out the series with the love and care it deserves. it's not perfect, but it's mine. and i want it done.

  thank you for sticking with me this far. i hope you'll stick with me just a bit longer.

  love you!

  for patreon, i'll be posting book 3 chapters for a while, starting next Monday. then, once that's ahead by 10 or so chapters, i'll begin posting here and maintaining a steady persistent schedule till it's done.