Author's Note

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Hello Readers,

Thank you for giving Nico and Nina's love story, "With Every Beat of My Heart," a chance. I've been wanting to write this story for over a year, and with your support I was finally given the opportunity to do so. I truly appreciate all your feedback and comments. Your viewpoints and perspectives have helped shape this story.

I also took the opportunity to address some of your concerns, regarding Alex and Athena, within this story. I considered changing the ending to "Till the End of Time," but –after some thought– I decided to keep it the way it was. Ultimately, it felt more real to address things in this manner. Whenever we are in a relationship and in love, it is normal to quickly forgive our partner for hurting us. However, forgiveness does not mean the pain magically disappears. I felt like their story would be more realistic and genuine if I demonstrated the struggles they faced after Athena forgave Alex and gave him a second chance. I created Alex's jealousy scene to serve as a trigger for Athena, and force them to face their problems. After all, once trust is broken in a relationship, it is a long and arduous path to rebuilding it. I hope that this served as closure for you regarding their story. But, don't worry, they will be making appearances in the next Angelos series novelette.

I'll be working on Theo and Thalia's story, "With Every Breath I Take," next. Please keep a lookout for it and, maybe, add it to your reading list. 😉

With Love,
Marina Kay

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