So unfortunately I still haven't quite got the hang of my new schedule with my new job, needy pets, writing, and other obligations, so I won't have the story ready by 8 pm tonight. I really hate it when I don't meet the deadline, especially because I know one chapter a week is a pretty slow release schedule, so I'm going to do my best to still get the chapter out tonight but it'll be several hours late probably--at best. At worst, it'll be out on Friday at the very latest as I won't have a lot of time to write tomorrow. This chapter has been more difficult to write unfortunately as some character interactions aren't ringing true, so I'm trying to get it to a length and quality that is good enough for you, the readers, and the story itself.

I very much apologize for the unexpected delay and I will do my best to make sure this doesn't happen again, especially in the near future! Thank you so much for reading and for your patience!