I don't normally make announcements or posts on here. I'm not one to always be updating you guys on my life or what not like some other writers on here do. But I am sure all of you have heard or were watching the U.S Presidential election, so I wanted to come on here and speak to you, even though it's not the biggest crowd in the world, you all mean so much to me. To my U.S readers who have supported, read, commented, and voted on my books, I feel the despair, loss, heartache, and torrential fear you must be feeling. I am deeply grieving for you all, and from my home of Australia, I stand with you. I hold your hand, send my love and strength to you, and wish that this election turned out another way. In all honesty, I am scared and unknowing to what my future, and the future of every woman, POC, LGBTQ+, and human of our world holds. I know you come here to read and escape, but I needed to let you know how much people from around the world empathise with you. My friends and everyone I know stands with you here. You're in our thoughts and hearts, and I wish with everything my soul is made of that there was something I could do, that a miracle could swoop in and change everything. And maybe it will, maybe a miracle will happen, maybe some force will take all this darkness away. I don't know. It's hard to tell, it's hard to feel hope at all in this current state of the U.S election results and our entire world. There is much I want to say, so much anger inside of me for you and for people suffering around this world. To my U.S readers, my heart is with you. And I'm not a religious person, but I know that hope never dies, and that magic is real. This isn't the end, this isn't over, keep fighting, always keep fighting. We've won over hate numerous times, and we will win again. Count on it. Believe it. We're with you. And I will keep posting chapters as usual. I will provide you an escape in this time of fear. You're not alone. Lots and lots of love, Ashtraykale :) xx