A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Whether they'd regret it later was none of Calliope's concern. She was sure she wouldn't be.

Calliope and Portia settled into a booth at the dimly lit bar, sipping their cocktails and scoping out the attractive men scattered throughout the room.

There were quite a few lookers under the soft glow of the bar lights. The two of them began to playfully rate the men around them.

"That one over there is hot, and oh boy, that one is a total catch!" Portia's eyes sparkled as she spotted a man in the corner. "Wow, he's got such a presence!"

Following Portia's gaze, Calliope's face fell.

It was him!

"Portia, he's not that handsome. He looks dangerous. Trust me. Stay away from him!"

"But he's exactly my type! I've got a bit of a thing for him already!" Portia got intrigued by the man in the

corner.

blue silk shirt, with a lock of hair artfully falling over one eye, adding an air of

Calliope rubbed her temples.

suffered a lot because of this

hadn't expected to run into

brooding." Calliope said sternly, "And isn't there still a chance you might patch things up

would go back?" Portia said enthusiastically, "Callie,

Portia walked toward

She watched as Portia sat down beside the man, who barely acknowledged her, while Portia

past life, when Portia's life had

I.ne

this man leverage over her. If nothing was wrong with the Suttons now, things

happened to her family. But with everything fine at home, this was probably

this, Calliope felt a bit more

to be

before her by a man, knocking over Calliope's drink onto the floor. Calliope

desperate. "Please, help