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.

make any advances. But

If Silas wanted

to her. Sleeping together like this was one thing,

stayed still, she couldn't

She felt both shy and

movements, and he was finding it difficult to hold back. But he could sense she was

that much. How

considered him her uncle before. And now, he was her

Abruptly, he released her and quickly

warmth, and soon heard

finished his shower and headed downstairs. By the time Calliope came down, Silas had already left, nowhere

sat down to

it because she had pulled away?

grown woman in his arms - it was natural to

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

find a way to make it up