A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 7

After breakfast, Silas and Calliope headed to the county clerk's office.

The marriage certificate was in their hands in no time.

"Uncle Silas, I know you're busy. Now that we've got the marriage certificate, you can head back to work. I need to visit home," Calliope said as they stepped out of the office.

"Uncle Silas?" Silas raised an eyebrow, a flicker of annoyance crossing his strikingly handsome face. Calliope caught on quickly and corrected herself, "Silas?"

What should she call him now?

They were married, but it was only a marriage of convenience. Calling him "honey" felt awkward, and "Uncle Silas" was definitely out of the question since she had called him that because of Gideon. She wasn't his niece, after all.

She glanced up to gauge Silas's reaction. Luckily, he didn't comment further.

"Want a ride?" he offered as they reached the car.

"No need, I'll grab a cab," Calliope said quickly. "You don't have to worry about me."

home?" Silas asked, his chiseled

I'll manage on my

by marrying her. She didn't want to trouble him

some grand act of heroism- it had been instinct. She would have

flicker of guilt

...

the Jewell family estate, Zelda furrowed her brow and

"After all, there was that huge fiasco at yesterday's wedding. Calliope

before adding, "Mom, you need to stay calm and talk some sense into her. Mr. Myers isn't someone she can just toy with. What if she got caught up in the moment and

Lisette's eyes deepened.

He was the man she had spent years trying to win over. She had worked tirelessly through the

then, the room shifted as Calliope finally

eyes turned to

who had been on the phone, immediately hung

eyes flickered with anger as

Jewell, busy scrolling through emails

strand of wooden prayer beads,

had been snapping selfies, set his phone