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.

a deep 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 well what it entailed, her nerves still got the better of her

attention with both his looks and

thought of being with him still

before, she had been given a second chance- a chance she refused to waste. She thought she'd have to put in a ton of effort, but everything had gone so

returned to the bedroom. It

truly letting go. But last night, for the

bit tired, she

sure when Silas had come to bed, but the moment she felt the warmth of his hands wrap around her, awareness slammed

stiffened, too

you?" Silas's

And Silas didn't call her bluff. He simply held her gently, whispering,

night.

when she opened her eyes the next morning, she found

taking

deep, intense emotion as he looked at