You're very sweet, I'm really glad I made you that happy with my little comment! I was a bit worried that my criticism part came off a bit too harsh, but I'm glad you took it constructively as it was intended.
I'm excited to know you might come back to this project, but I totally understand what you're saying, it was a huge amount of work at the time and now you have other things to work on. Do not feel pressured, it was still a worthwhile experience as it is. Of course, if you do choose to write more, I will be reading it. :-)
I'm really sorry that you didn't receive as much appreciation for this project as you'd hoped. I have the feeling that this is not down to any flaw of the story itself, but simply that it still needs to find the right audience. Probably not enough people are giving it a chance because the art is not as eye-catching as in other works and the furry fandom skews more towards the romance/erotica genre. But I get the feeling that you already know that because I see you mentioned these aspects when talking about your next project. I wish you all the success you deserve and I hope that as you become more well known, people will be curious and discover your first work as well!
**SPOILERS AHEAD**
Another funny bit I feel like sharing with someone about the story and that may interest you as the author...
I was so convinced that the big reveal was going to be that Fabio was Valentine ahah! Considering how crazy and Machiavellian Valentine is, I thought he was playing the double identity game and controlling two gangs at once.
It all made sense to me: Fabio had the money and the criminal know-how, Valentine kept using French expressions in his calls, the fur color and the tail matched up, if I'm not mistaken Fabio is never present whenever Valentine calls, there was even a fox in the police force we knew of! Even Valentine's real name is sort of a French name. When it came to the point when Fabio was the only victim whose game took place by phone, I thought to myself "Ah, you're not fooling me, you're alternating between two voices!"
Now I feel bad that I spent half the novel giving poor Fabio the stink eye. ;-(