Chapter 17 Early Access plus Bonus

Hello again to all my wonderful 5$ patrons! I hope you guys are ready for some swaps!  

Full transparency: In my big effort to get the next chapter up early I failed to get 17 out to you guys in a timely manner. I've attached it below, but it's not as early as it aught to have been.

Rather than delay everything in an effort to make it seem like you guys are still getting early access, I want to help make this up to you by giving you guys a lengthy little preview of Chapter 18 along side it. You'll still get the full chapter 18 access at your usual time.

Sorry for the delays, guys!

So what's going on in this chapter? Well, with Elizabeth at the helm and in pursuit of petty vengeance, our heroes take once more to the mall to wreak the kinds of havoc our dear departed Ellen was far too responsible to even consider! This chapter sets a whole new record for the most swaps yet, all while managing to include a few juicy sex scenes! 

So, real talk, the events that I initially had planned for Chapter 17 turned out to be rather lengthier than expected, and the writing of this chapter got bogged down by the fact that it was turning out to be, like, 60% longer than it should have been. Recognizing this as an error in my planning, I got to work splitting the chapter into two, but not before I'd already spent a bunch of time writing huge swaths of what is now going to be chapter 18. I've moved things around so that it shouldn't cause too much in the way of pacing problems. 

As always, I want to give a quick shout to all the wonderful people who make this happen: the love of my life, whose flame is a lighthouse in my soul, my assistant editor PoMa, who makes sure I'm sailing this ship straight, and to you, for giving me reason to take to the sea in the first place. Thank you,