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Chapter Eight
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2023-03-01 05:10:46
Veronica Black Dear readers, Due to some family drama I have only been able to update every other day until now. From tomorrow I will resume my normal daily updating schedule. Thank you all for your patience, support, gems, comments and thumbs ups. As always, I thoroughly enjoy reading every comment and love being able to interact with you. Writing can be a lonely occupation, and hearing your thoughts and opinions, being able to connect with you all, is worth it's weight in gold. VB xx
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