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Dear Blood Family,Sometimes the most powerful battles are not fought with guns, money, or violence.Sometimes they are fought with a child's smile.For three chapters, you've seen Sasha through the eyes of the underworld—a feared woman, a prisoner, a daughter of an empire built on blood. But beneath The Crimson Flame is something even more dangerous:A mother who has lost time she can never get back.Writing Dmitri and Sasha's first meeting was one of my favorite moments so far because it reminded me that even the strongest people have soft places in their hearts. Sasha may be feared by Johannesburg's shadows, but in front of her son, she is simply a woman hoping for a second chance.But don't get too comfortable.The warmth of this chapter is only the calm before a storm that has been building for four long years.Ghost still believes he owns the throne.The sponsors still believe they know who controls the empire.