Sorry to hear the reception to the last chapter was tepid. I have been with you since the release of chapter one, and I'm still reading! Perhaps you are getting different reactions because you are now in the thick of the story, a story of such depth that we didn't realise what we were getting into when we began reading. Now the end of each chapter is a painful experience as we know we must wait for the next one! I love your writing, and I hope you continue to craft this story with the love you have shown for it thus far.