To My Dearest Readers,
I don't even know where to begin.
First, I'm sorry.
I know I've been gone for a whole year, and honestly, there is no excuse for disappearing on you like that.
A lot has happened in my life during this past year-things I never expected, things that changed me in ways I didn't see coming. And while that may explain my absence, it doesn't justify it.
You didn't deserve to be left waiting.
You didn't deserve my silence.
And yet, somehow, some of you stayed. You kept this story alive even when I wasn't here to continue it, and I will never take that for granted.
Beyond Redemption means so much to me. Adrian, Skylar, Ethan, all of them... they have lived in my head and heart for so long. Walking away from the story wasn't because I stopped loving it. If anything, I missed it more than I can explain. I just didn't have it in me to write for a while.
But I'm here now.
And seeing this chapter finally published after a year feels incredibly emotional for me.
Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your love. Thank you for every vote, every comment, every message, and every person who wondered when I'd come back.
I'm sorry I made you wait.