A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 31

When Calliope woke up the next morning, she found herself nestled snugly in Silas's arms.

She recalled that she'd been having nightmares, and it seemed like someone had held her, calming her down significantly.

It must have been Silas who returned to the room and wrapped his arms around her.

Calliope felt a mix of gratitude and awkwardness. They were practically glued to each other, and she was acutely aware of the heat radiating from his body and his response to their closeness.

Even though she had never been intimate with anyone before, she knew what the reaction meant for a

man.

She tried to shift away slightly, but in doing so, she seemed to have brushed against him more.

"Don't move," Silas said, his voice thick and rough, as he held her tightly, their bodies pressed together. Calliope realized she had never seen Silas show interest in any other woman. A normal adult man must have certain needs, she supposed.

She had considered this when they made their agreement, and had said that during their marriage, they could live as a normal couple.

Silas wouldn't make any advances. But now, she wasn't so

only natural. If Silas wanted to release his desires, she felt she ought to

as an uncle to her. Sleeping together like this

stayed still, she couldn't help but

heat was overwhelming. She felt both

and he was finding it difficult to hold back. But he could

much. How could she suddenly accept

had considered him her uncle before. And now, he was her husband, expected to do such things. How could

released her and quickly got up

warmth, and soon heard the sound

had already left, nowhere to be seen. He

down to eat, her heart felt

angry? Was it because she had pulled away? Did he

made sense, though. A grown man with a grown woman in his arms - it was natural to want

twinge of regret. She shouldn't have pulled away from him. She had agreed to live as a couple, after all. What

way to make