The latest chapter of the Luke's and Stef's story is in the submission queue, this time with the added benefit of a proof-reader having gone over it and found my goofs. Of course, some things got changed afterwards, so there may be one or two new ones.
This was a fun chapter once I got the 'voice' of Leri right, and she is an interesting spin on the dynamic between Luke and Stef, something that will continue to jump and twist around as the plot unfolds. Initially she was meant to be held back for Book Two, but she makes sense in terms of the plot of Book One to bring in ahead of schedule, though her presence will be much the lesser in Book One compared to Book Two.
Also, in case anyone questions what they three teens get up to in the garden, it is not of character, but it may be out of keeping, in the same way that Chapter Ten's scene in Jensen's was far more in keeping and far more critical to the on-going plot than might be imagined.
Anyhoo, I hope everyone enjoys this early upload, and time for me to mess around with Luke and Stef as I get into the meat of Chapter Twelve.
Cheers...CH