First of all, I apologize for this not being an actual chapter. There are just some things that I need to say to everyone.

I haven't forgotten about this story. Not at all. But between work and several personal issues, things have been really crazy. I haven't been writing as much as I would like to. Even when I do find the time to write, it's just so hard. I wouldn't call it writer's block, but…. I don't know. I hate to admit this, but I feel like I've lost interest in Broken sometimes. I'm not the same person I was when I first started writing the story.

Don't worry, I have every intention of finishing it. I pretty much have the rest of the storyline planned out in my head. But on top of losing some interest, I've been having some major issues with my characters.

Often, as I'm sure is the case with a lot of writers, characters take on a life of their own. They end up doing things or playing a bigger part than you originally planned. Specifically in my case, I'm talking about Argus. When I started writing Broken, Argus was only going to be a very minor character. He was just going to be one of Alianna's guards who made an appearance every so often. Hell, I wasn't even going to give him a name. But eventually I got sick of writing "her guard said this" or "her guard said that". Anyway, it got to the point in the story **spoilers ahead** where Alianna and Murtagh are separated for all those months. Alianna was a wreck and I wanted someone that would be there for her and help her through everything. Otherwise, if Alianna had been alone that whole time, the story would've been way too depressing. So the first character that popped into my head was Argus and things have gone from there as you know. I absolutely love writing about him and Alianna as well as doing entire chapters from his pov. Maybe I love it a little too much….

For awhile now, it seems like (to me anyway) Alianna has more chemistry with Argus than she does with Murtagh. This worries me. I don't know what to do. I've dug myself such a deep hole….

Sorry for rambling. I just had to get that all out.

I'm going to try my best to get the next chapter up (I've got a few ideas already written down) in time for the 3 year anniversary next month, but I can't make any promises. After that, it might be even longer in between updates than it usually is. Maybe it won't be… who knows. Depends on how things go.

I'd really appreciate any input you guys have. You can send me a message through here or catch me on aim- YankeesGirl521

Thank you all so much for sticking with this story for so long and for putting up with me. Hope to hear from you soon.

-Adrianne