Rabid Twilight fans the world over will have to find something else to do with their future Friday nights, as series author Stephanie Meyer has decided to abort a planned companion volume. According to Entertainment Weekly, the volume in question “ Midnight Sun, which would have seen hunky vampire Edward take over the lead role “ was scuttled after a rough draft was stolen and illegally posted online. In the EW piece, Meyer says that she “feels too sad about what has happened to continue working on Midnight Sun.”

As for the leak itself, Meyer writes, “I think it is important for everybody to understand that what happened was a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being. As the author of the Twilight Saga, I control the copyright and it is up to the owner of the copyright to decide when the books should be made public; this is the same for musicians and filmmakers. […] This has been a very upsetting experience for me, but I hope it will at least leave my fans with a better understanding of copyright and the importance of artistic control.”

Shortly after the piece was posted, however, a note was added that Meyer has now decided to post the first three chapters of said work on her website, “in fairness to her true, loyal fans.”