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Chap 24 DELETED SCENE

March 15, 2024

Mettius almost didn’t recognize the man his son had become. The fight in him was the same. He was too much like his mother. Obstinate….

Even if she wasn’t standing directly before him, if he hadn’t already glimpsed her in that dream all those weeks ago, those scents would have been confirmation enough. But he was looking upon her, and— 

Gods

The beautiful woman in his dreams had been smoke.

Here, now, in the flesh… She was the fire. He didn’t dare touch her again. Not yet. Not until he knew it was safe. She would burn him alive.

Augustus, A Sea of Echoes