Dear Mr. Darktoz,
Please let me express how much I appreciate your truly unique work for SoB. The setting, storyline, character design, all of it is a real development in terms of quality and genius. I made this account specifically to compliment you on this piece of digital art. It may not exactly be main-stream (*g*), but it's certainly a hidden diamond.
Apart from the multi-layered story (and the meta-plot reveal we could already see a glimpse of towards the end), also the "bad endings" are both entertaining and a little but mischevious. Pretty neat ideas there; Elite Hotel is a favorite currently. The ones which feature a more developing approach (with multiple steps) are beyond any doubt the best. Logically, I'm hoping for an interesting multi-step ending with Caterine von Ark or the Pony Enterprises. Or the desert. Hell, anywhere. :)
I occasionally found myself deliberately moving towards these "game over"-story-sidelines. It's like the typical 80s / 90s games, where you would take a game over screen and appreciate the attempt and felt motivated to start over...something of an interesting design choice alternative to many modern approaches.
On another note: You're always asked in the forums when a new version might be released. From my personal experience in project realization, please consider this polite advice: Take more time. Take more breaks. People on the web will always push you towards date points. Ignore it please. If you were to take 6, 7 or 9 more months, in the end it would be worth it for sure. (And certainly don't open up private communications channels to "special entitlement" individuals like Abo. The post history speaks for itself.)
Lastly, I hope you're feeling better and have a good year ahead of you personally, and the many potentials / days / stages / characters for this amazing artpiece. Simply put: Thank you for your work and everyone reading this: Check the Patreon!
Oh, btw.: Bellatrix deserves anything we can give. Including a blood contract. :)
All the best!