<![CDATA[Angelica Thorne: California Faultlines: Bonus Scenes]]>https://www.angelicathorne.com/s/bonus-sceneshttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EnAg!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f597f39-e0ec-484b-ab48-8b9671dbb6e0_579x579.pngAngelica Thorne: California Faultlines: Bonus Sceneshttps://www.angelicathorne.com/s/bonus-scenesSubstackMon, 19 Oct 2026 08:09:48 GMT<![CDATA[Bonus Scene: White Nights]]>https://www.angelicathorne.com/p/bonus-scene-white-nightshttps://www.angelicathorne.com/p/bonus-scene-white-nightsWed, 30 Sep 2026 15:01:23 GMTPlacement: This scene takes place before Chapter 1: Shattered Soul in Beneath the Weight of Water and after Chapter 1: Work of Fiction in Inherited Shame.

Matteo

Lucia and Matteo sit close together on a brown leather library couch, sharing an old copy of White Nights.
“I admire your commitment to making this unpleasant.”

By the time Matteo escaped Bond Street, he had acquired Cartier diamond knot earrings and the three-interlocking-band bracelet. Carol would like the jewelry. He had remembered her wrist measurement from the Christmas before, although the saleswoman seemed impressed enough by that fact to make him regret admitting it.

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Scene: Elegant Restraint]]>https://www.angelicathorne.com/p/bonus-scene-elegant-restrainthttps://www.angelicathorne.com/p/bonus-scene-elegant-restraintMon, 31 Aug 2026 15:01:30 GMTPlacement: This scene takes place before Chapter 1: Shattered Soul in Beneath the Weight of Water.

Matteo

Matteo leaps in a graceful ballet pose against a muted, textured blue and peach background.
His body still obeyed.

The studio kept the afternoon heat after the sun had moved west. It pressed through the high windows in a pale San Diego glare, flattened the mirrors, and drew the smell of rosin from the boards. Beyond the wall, a bus sighed at the curb. Tires whispered over hot pavement. Near the piano, the cassette player waited with its plastic lid open, stopped between one use and the next.

Matteo stood in fifth.

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