Author’s Note

I know what you’re wondering.

Was it real, or not real?

Was Calla crazy, or not?

Well, dear reader, let me ask you….

What do you think?

That’s the beauty of stories. Sometimes, the ending resides in you. If you don’t like an ending, choose another.

I’ve always been a person who believes things happen that we can’t understand, that the energy we put into the world comes back to us. There are lots of different cultures, including the Romani, who believe the same.

Is it possible to be cursed, to re-live time, to change it? Do ghosts exist? Is there a reason for déjà vu?

I have no idea.

But I’m open-minded enough to think that anything is possible.

And because of that, to me, Calla’s story was real. Her ending was real, and she saved Finn, and she’ll live happily-ever-after with Dare. Because I love a good Happily-Ever-After story. Calla managed to change time and prevent the curse.

But if you don’t like to think about mysticism, or supernatural elements, or things we can’t explain,

Then you can choose to believe that Calla was crazy all along and none of this happened, and that she and Dare met and fell in love in a psych ward.

It’s entirely up to you.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this story.

I know it was a twisted journey, where the end was the beginning and the beginning was the end. I know that, and I did it on purpose.

I wanted to try to take you down a path where your mind wasn’t your own, just like Calla’s.

It had to happen in order.

And it did.

Acknowledgments

This series has been mind-bending to write, and mind-bending to read. Due to personal issues and contractual obligations, the release date was pushed back, and I’m so thankful to you, my awesome amazing fans, for sticking with me and being so kind and patient. I hope Lux was worth the wait.

I’d like to thank Natasha Tomic, for her keen eye and general amazingness. I love her, and she knows that. I’m also going to marry her gorgeous accent. But she knows that, too.

Thank you so much to Talon Smith, Maria Blaylock and Jennie Wurtz. You ladies were awesome at giving me your input and advice, and not being afraid to tell me the truth.

To the members of the Nocte Support Group: Your support and enthusiasm over this past year has been extraordinary, and you’ll never know how much I appreciate it.

To my family: Thank you for putting up with my craziness this year while I put myself in Calla’s shoes and walked her dark path.

To my readers: You are all amazing--- each one of you. Thank you so much for reading my words, and being so kind and awesome.

About the Author

Courtney Cole is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who was born and raised in the midwest, lived most of her adult life near Lake Michigan and has now moved to Florida where she writes beneath palm trees. To learn more about her, please visit www.courtneycolewrites.com

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