**This is just a quick note from the author.

As some of you have noticed based on the feedback I'm seeing in reviews, I've been struggling to write this story. So first of all, thanks for your honest reviews. I don't want to give my readers anything that's less than the best, so right now I have two options. I can:

1. Take longer to post each chapter and have a better, longer story, or

2. Shorten the story and skip most of the middle, resulting in a shorter story that ends in just a few more chapters.

Please let me know if you have a preference. And again, thanks for your honest feedback.**