Like many fans of Mass Effect, I was entirely dissatisfied with the ending of the game. However, I will not be fixing that. If they ever do that, I'll leave it up to the professionals. I was a tad disappointed with how they handled some of Miranda's role in the third game. In my opinion, they softened her up way too much and she somehow lost sight of her vision for advancing the cause of humanity. All she was concerned about was finding her sister, which is indeed understandable, but afterward, I just cannot see how she would not offer to help Shepard with more than putting a tracer bug on Kai Leng. I was also not convinced that Shepard would have let her out of his sight again so easily if he truly did love her. Anyhow, these are just my opinions, and this story is intended to reflect them. Take that for how you will, and I hope that you will enjoy reading it.
To warn you all, there are a couple of times where I use the 'f' word, but I didn't think that there should be a need for me to change the whole rating of the story just because of the use of 'f'. There is also some violence, but it's not too graphic. And the joke that Shepard and Garrus talk about is from my first posted novel "Vindication". That novel also involves some romance between Shepard and Miranda, but I didn't classify it as such because the novel includes practically the entire team of ME 2. Unfortunately, that was not an option to select.
As a gesture of kindness, I would ask that if you did not like the story, please list your reasons with a mature response if possible. You are entirely welcome to your opinion, but writing a review that bashes a character without any logical reason of my own creation is quite insulting (Shepard). He had moved on from Liara and found someone he could truly feel alive with. And if my previous novels were read, you will understand. He apologizes to both women. This story is to explore how his and Miranda's relationship had grown throughout the past year or so and give the both of them a somewhat more satisfying conclusion. I only wrote him this way to portray him as the hero who is by no means perfect. For the record, I do not dislike Ashley Williams. She will be portrayed in a more positive light as the novel goes on. Thank you in advance for everyone's reviews.