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nChapter 484 Author Q & A – Part 3

nDid the Team let Nick live after he killed Nathan?

nYes, mainly because you’ll remember that there was a team arriving just as Zev and Sasha left? They had learne about the infiltration and were planning to enter Thana, thinking Nick had been kidnapped. When he ran into them, Nick convinced everyone that Zev was the one who killed Nathan and that he had held Nick at gunpoint and made him take them to the Gateaway.

nThose in power mostly believed him, but were never certain. And with Zev gone permanently, Nick decided it was time for Plan B. He disappeared (he’d always held aside money and resources in case he needed to disappear.) He’s in his own personal version of the witness protection program…

nWill the experiments end with Nathan dead and Zev

/Zan

/Sasha gone?

nYes, and no. The Sanctuary remains, and scientific research continues. They’ve turned away from Chimera and are looking at genetically modified food, etc, now instead. But they haven’t forgotten about the Chimera.

nThe unfortunate truth about ambitious human beings is that even when their own decisions lead to their downfall, they tend to soon lose the impact of it and start turning back to old ways. I don’t believe this is the last you’ve seen of this kind of research. But none of it is happening right now.

nDid you always know you were going to take the Chimera to Anima?

nNo! I always knew that the two worlds were linked (see the answer to the first question.) But I thought it was going to be a behind the scenes thing—something I’d talk about in this kind of event, how they were linked. There’s a whole lore

/history around this that I created, but it’s too long to write out. I plan to answer this question in detail during the live event. So if you’re interested, you can listen to the recording of that. Look up my youtube channel (you can find it on linktr.ee

/authoraimee or just search “Author Aimee” on YT directly.)

nCan Chimera and Anima live in peace? Or will there be conflict? (Especially between Sasha and Elreth)

nThey can. The question is whether they will… Just kidding. There will be many tensions and adjustments and efforts that will have to be made. But both groups have it in them to embrace each other without losing themselves. I guess we’ll have to wait and see… n𝕠)𝓥𝓮𝓵𝗎𝗌𝗯

/𝑐(𝑜

/𝓂

nIs Zan really human? Zan doesn’t shift. But he is what I would call, “Human plus.” There’s definitely some of his father’s wolf in him. So even if he can’t take wolf-form, he’s not going to grow up to be a normal guy.

nWill the female who were sterilized be “healed” by Anima?

n11. Sasha and Zev in the other hot pools (okay, okay, so I have thing for water. Shoot me.) when they’re trying to stay out of human hands. Before Horton shows up.

n12. Sasha seeing Zev hold Zan for the first time is about the most attractive and touching thing I can envision from the whole book. It happens so fast. I wish you could really be in her head and feel that moment.

n13. I wish I could have shown you in more detail how Zev’s heart shifted

/healed when he realized that the Creator loved him and had been helping him all along. There was so much going on in the book, it didn’t really work to stop the moment and give him that epiphany moment. But I had to think it through—what the catalysts would be and how he would piece it together. I wish you’d gotten that in more detail.

n14. The moment when Zev steps out of the gateway and into Anima (before they’ve met anyone) because I can FEEL his tension there—his fear that this is the last hurdle and is he going to fall at the final fence? It’s humming with tension for me.

nI know I’ve forgotten some good ones, and I could list dozens of little moments that I just love, though they might not be as meaningful to you. But if I’ve forgotten some, 15. WHEN ELRETH INTRODUCES HERSELF AND SAYS, “WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?” Seriously, though, that little scene came to me back in March and it gave me goosebumps. I was SO EXCITED when I realized it was the perfect ending, and it brought all my favorite people together. I could barely contain myself. My son asked why I was dancing around the kitchen. And later when I told my husband, he didn’t get AT ALL why this was so cool and I was just like SHUT UP PARTY POOPER. Lol.

nI know I’ve forgotten some good ones, and I could list dozens of little moments that I just love, though they might not be as meaningful to you. But if I’ve forgotten some, comment on this chapter and tell me yours! Seriously, it’s so rewarding for me to hear from readers about the scenes and moments that stick with them well after the page. So feel free to share!

nARE YOU GOING TO WRITE ANYTHING THAT SHOWS THE CHIMERA AND ANIMA TOGETHER?

nI kind-of, sort-of already have. I’m going to give you a few short chapters after this… I would LOVE to hear what you think and whether you’d want me to pursue it any further. Regardless, I have plans to do some specials on both Alpha and Queen later on. There will come a time when my life isn’t so busy, and these are the fun projects I’ll do just for the joy of it (a little short side-story or handful of chapters just to show the fun stuff.)

nWell, I’m very sad to say that that’s the end of our time in Thana. Thank you SO MUCH for being a part of this book and these worlds. Your response to Zev and Sasha was such a joy to me, and helped me gain confidence as a writer (this book was a serious stretch for me.) So thank you for contributing not just to my support this past year, but to my development as a writer, and fulfillment in my work.

nThank you for believing in me, even when I doubted myself. And thank you for taking this whole ride with me (AGAIN, for those of you who’ve finished the other big books.) You truly do humble me every day with your generosity, and your kindness towards me as a person.

nNow… as a token of my thank you, I’d like to introduce you to someone…

nKeep turning the page and when you get to the end of these chapters, let me know what you think, okay?

nOkay…. phew. Here goes!

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