A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 16

He couldn't possibly like someone like Calliope, not a chance!

Calliope was... honestly, kind of a mess. She had no real skills, just latched onto him, doing housework- things a nanny would do.

His uncle wasn't blind. There was no way he'd fall for a woman like that. There had to be something else going on.

"But it's pretty late now. Who are you going to look for?"

"Do you even know where Calliope is? At Myers Manor? You can't just waltz in there, right?"

"Isn't your uncle the one who hates being disturbed at night?"

Gideon sat back down in his chair, his face pale as a ghost.

"This can't be true. There has to be more to this. I'm going to find out what."

"Gideon, maybe you should eat first. You must be starving..."

The Myers Manor.

sigh of relief when she heard Silas was heading to the study for work. Even though they had signed an agreement, and she knew full

undeniably handsome, the kind of man who commanded attention with both his looks and presence. But he was

thought of being with him still felt

she refused to waste. She thought

up, she returned to the bedroom. It was Silas's room, his scent lingering on

shadows of her past never truly letting go. But

tired, she quickly fell

when Silas had come to bed, but the moment she felt the warmth of his hands wrap

too

Silas's voice was

pretending to be asleep. And Silas didn't call her bluff. He simply held her gently, whispering, "Go back

that night. Calliope

eyes the next morning, she found

was startled, her brain taking a moment to catch

emotion