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Ariadne Pautina's avatar

“You deserve each other” is the perfectly venomous response.

Knew I liked Zoe… (and the Greek Zoh-ee - I have an English, Russian, and French keyboard, but no Greek one so I’m just transliterating the pronunciation).

🖤

KJ Harlow's avatar

Correct, this whole story is just one, big play-on-words

And Zoë having that response is very befitting of a goddess.

Leanne Shawler's avatar

I did not expect Chronos hanging out in Zoë’s mind (did I get the right letter, there?) to result in their romantic pairing! I mean, I love that, but I think I needed a little more from Zoë. Also, feel very much vindicated that she did have a plan.

KJ Harlow's avatar

I needed a competent heroine and in the end she same in clutch. She showed that despite her crippling condition she still had the capacity to ponder and persuade Ever to create the circumstances to give her a chance.

Leanne Shawler's avatar

By a little more (sorry, the hazards of reading and commenting while still waking up), is that I got her gratitude for Chronos being around but no other emotional clue (admittedly, she had a lot going on). Also also, they fulfilled the prophecy. He chose her, she chose him. Sweet.

KJ Harlow's avatar

Haha appreciate you commenting as you're waking up! Call it a neurotic writer trying to keep a plot twist under wraps but also trying to stick by a self-imposed word limit. The word counts are starting to swell as we get to the end, but this chapter needed the 1,500+ words to get the story across.

Paola's avatar

I don't know what to think...

KJ Harlow's avatar

Well tell me what you’re thinking and feeling anyway 😊

Paola's avatar

Well, I'm happy that the baby is OK, for starters!

Poor Ever keeps being just tossed around by the circumstances!

And now he and Taylor can be reapers together!

KJ Harlow's avatar

Yeah Ever not having control over his story has always been in the back of my mind. I do feel sorry for him. Still, I promised a happy ending so…

williamphaynes/elliott's avatar

Zoe as goddess Ever seemingly lost . What's next

Jenny Homan's avatar

Awesome!