Author's Update
To Everyone who has been following this, I'm so sorry I haven't updated in quite some time. A very close member of my family has been in the hospital in a coma for quite some time, and dealing with that and helping my family has made it difficult for me to dedicate any of my time to the writing of another chapter.
But things are evening out now, and I am beginning work on the final chapter tonight, and it should be here within the next week. I'm so sorry for the wait.
Hope you are all still interested in reading the rest.