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Fire beneath the stone
CHAPTER ONE - THE TWO HOUSES Begin: Pompeii at high summer. We are introduced to the House of Leandros - Roman with ties to Alexandria - and the House of Isis - Issa's family, Greek-Egyptian with ties to Rome. Both prominent, both in the…
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…Issa leaned against Leandros, the scroll pressed between them. The city of Rome receded behind them, its lights flickering in the distance like dying stars. "We did it," she whispered. "We have the truth." "And now we have to live with it," he said softly. She closed her eyes, feeling the rhythm of the cart beneath her, the warmth of Leandros beside her. The truth was heavy, but it was hers. And she would carry it, no matter where it led. The cart rattled on through the night, the road stretching out before them like a ribbon of silver in the moonlight. Somewhere behind them, a knock sounded on a door, and a voice called out in the darkness. But they were already gone.