Chapter 304

"Callie, come on. It's a tiny favor we're asking for," Horatio pleaded softly, looking at Calliope hopefully. "Help us out, please."

Calliope glanced at Horatio, her expression unreadable. She stayed silent. In her mind, he was just like the rest of them.

"Calliope, our patience is wearing thin!" Valerian snapped, frustration creeping into his voice. "When we ask you nicely, it's best to agree!"

"Or what?" Calliope retorted, raising an eyebrow. "Are you threatening me now?"

Valerian gritted his teeth, glaring at her. Try as he might, there was nothing he could use to corner Calliope.

She wasn't the same person she used to be. She no longer played nice just to win favor. And she certainly wasn't homeless anymore. The place she lived now made their home look like a shabby motel by comparison.

"Go ahead. Give it a shot." Calliope's voice was calm, her face serene. "I'll be impressed if you can intimidate me."

to be this difficult. With Silas backing her, she seemed untouchable, doing

warned. "What if Silas leaves you one day? You think you won't come running back to us? Right now, we're offering you a

need to," a voice interjected

entering the room with an air of authority that

was commanding, and he made his way over to Calliope. "Honey, I'm back," he said, his

Calliope nodded in acknowledgment.

me anymore," Silas declared confidently. "And even if she does leave me, she won't need to come crawling to you. I'd leave with nothing,

and the others

spoiling her too much?" Valerian asked,

looked at Calliope. But when he looked back

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Mr. Myers," Valerian insisted. "She has so many

I like her flaws and

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