A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Calliope glanced disdainfully at Gideon before hopping into her car with remarkable speed.

She slammed her foot on the gas pedal before Gideon could even react, and the car sped off, leaving a trail of exhaust in its wake.

Gideon coughed and waved his hand before his face, looking more than a little disgruntled.

As Calliope drove further down the road, she rolled down her window and shouted back to Gideon, "Gideon, does Yvette know about this?"

Gideon spat out the taste of exhaust and opened his mouth to retort, but Calliope already sped away. He ground his teeth in frustration, feeling helpless yet determined.

He had faith he'd win her back. Calliope was not meant to be with Silas but with him. She was his, after all.

...

Later that evening, when Silas returned home, Calliope beamed as she presented him with the necklace.

"What is it?" Silas asked, momentarily stunned as he glanced at the box, curiosity piqued.

chin in her hand and

from you," Silas

surprise flickered across his face as he opened the box and saw the necklace inside. "You went out of your way to

nodded. "Yeah, I thought you'd

love it," Silas said, taking the necklace out of the box and placing

the

Venet

perfectly. He was so elegant that anything looked good on

necklace, clearly pleased. Unable to resist, he leaned in, cupping her face in his hands, and kissed her

arms around Silas's neck, standing on tiptoe to

abruptly interrupted by the shrill ring of a

her phone out of her pocket and frowned

him, flashing an apologetic smile. "I need to

that, Calliope stepped over to the large window and answered Portia's call. "Portia, calling at

posting online?" Portia was fuming.