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Chapter 50 – Goodbye and Hi Again
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All The Queens Kings - Book 8 Chapter 50 – Goodbye and Hi Again
TRAVIS/JANUSEven with my newfound godly powers, I wasn’t fast enough. Everything happened in mere seconds, yet those mere seconds were an eternity. Watching what unfolded before my eyes and not being able to reach Lamia was crushing to my soul.Immediately after Ashe and I reached Regis Rock, she saw Mathias and went to his aid. My sights were drawn to Yggdrasil and Leneve battling it out with their magic.When Mathias flew up from the ground and took off at high speed, I was right behind him. I could almost see the fear and panic in his eyes as he rushed towards Aodh to rescue Lamia. By this time, Kellen, Mike, Hunji, and Rhett had already joined the effort to take down Aodh.As I flew towards the fight, I could see the dagger stuck in the underworld god’s chest. Right then I knew what Lamia was going to do, or at least try. It wouldn’t be her if she didn’t do something that could endanger her life.“Lamia no!” I shouted, leaping through the air to reach her, Mathias and I neck and
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All The Queens Kings - Book 8 Author update
Dear readers,I wanted to update you on what has been going on behind the scenes as I have not posted a chapter in a while.For the past seven weeks, I had been taking care of my mother while she received in-home hospice care. She finally gave up fighting on October 15th. Before this, she was in and out of hospital with one surgery or another. It has been a long road for me and I still have a few miles to go before I reach a junction or turning point. I will return to writing as soon as the family can officially say goodbye to her. She was an avid reader of this app. My only regret is that I couldn’t finish the final chapters of All the Queens Kings before she passed.Please allow me a little more time and as always, I am thankful for your understanding and support during this difficult time.Much love xx
