A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 17

At the breakfast table, Calliope glanced at Silas, words hanging on the tip of her tongue.

"If you've got something to say, just say it. I don't bite," Silas remarked, his eyes lifting slightly with a hint of mischief. "Treat me like you would anyone else."

"It's not that I'm afraid of you..." Calliope raised her head. "It's just- I'm not quite used to it yet."

"You'll get used to it in time," Silas assured her. "Let's have breakfast first. Afterward, I'll introduce you to a few people."

"Okay," Calliope mumbled, focusing on her breakfast of pancakes and maple syrup.

Silas watched her with a gentle patience, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He would help her adjust. Slowly but surely, she would come to know him better. This time, he wouldn't let her slip away.

After breakfast, Calliope was led out to the courtyard outside the main house. To her surprise, she found a group of people already gathered there.

"Morning, ma'am!"

heard whispers about the people who resided in Myers Manor- expert hackers, lethal martial artists, and fiercely loyal subordinates who had been

assumed these people were part of Silas's secret world, and she never expected

yourselves to the lady," Silas instructed, his gaze sweeping over the assembled

behind me make up our

gaze flicked to the squad standing at attention, each one

martial arts champion," Silas added. "His combat skills and marksmanship are second to none. He oversees the security of Myers Manor and ensures my safety. All the

the business. I've been working with Mr. Myers for a while now. If you run into any

medical concerns you might have. If you ever feel under the weather, I'm here to

and interjected, "She won't be

shot Silas a

did he

legendary healer,

possibly be

They were all top-tier experts in their