Dear Reader,

Thank you.

I would like to extend a very grateful and personal thank you to you, the reader for taking this journey with me and following Padme from beginning to end. There is no greater gift for a writer than to have their work be read. The very fact that you have not only read it, but stuck with it, and enjoyed it make me happier than words can express. Writing this has been both a pleasure and an escape for me. It came very quickly and was very immediate. Padme's story is so well loved and inspiring. I was so enthusiastic about sharing it with everyone, and I've never been more happy about that decision. I am truly thankful to have been able to share this with you, and hope you've enjoyed the ride as much as I have.

Thank you.

I present to you, the final chapter of "Across the Stars: A Senator's Tale of Love and War."