A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

They suddenly felt a pang of guilt toward Calliope.

"Callie, if there's anything you want, just take it," Monty said, as if suddenly realizing she was his biological daughter, while Lisette was merely their adopted one. The things in this house should rightfully belong to Calliope.

"Really?" Calliope looked at them. "I'm hesitant to take anything. What if you accuse me of deliberately taking Lisette's stuff and picking on her?"

"We won't say that," Horatio frowned.

"Go ahead and take what you like," Valerian chimed in, having come to a similar realization.

Even Ulysses, though somewhat dissatisfied, recalled how they'd often taken things from Calliope to give to Lisette in the past.

They suddenly felt a sense of clarity, encouraging Calliope to take whatever she wanted. After all, Lisette was known for being easygoing. If they explained it to her, she surely wouldn't mind. Some things could always be replaced with new

ones.

they

like this?" Monty offered. "I remember you were quite fond of it back then. Why don't you take it to

what you like,"

emptied, she wouldn't throw a fit. Just like Calliope used to, when they would ask her for this or that, and she'd agree. If Lisette wanted more, they could

all. They needed her to

Even though she didn't particularly like these things, she decided to take them She specifically picked the items

what she wanted, Calliope turned to them and said, "I

to be in that small room

my room

head. "That's

silence, realizing what she meant. Clearly, Calliope wanted Lisette to move into the small