A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

As soon as they walked through the front door, Silas barely looked at her.

Calliope knew something was off. She gazed at Silas with big, apologetic eyes.

"Honey, what's wrong?"

"Are you mad at me?"

"Don't be upset, okay? I'm totally fine, see?"

She slipped her arm through his and flashed him her sweetest, most hopeful smile, trying her best to cheer him up.

Calliope had a pretty good idea what was going on. Silas must've thought she'd gotten herself into some kind of trouble, and of course, he'd been worried sick.

After everything went down with those guys earlier, she hadn't texted him to let him know she was safe or even gone back to look for him. No wonder he was upset.

"I'm sorry, babe. I promise I won't do that again! Please don't be mad, okay?"

sweet voice of hers, practically melting against him—and Silas could

realized something was wrong. And you shouldn't have gone off with them alone," he said, his voice low but worried. "I know you can

deep blue eyes locked onto hers, desperate and intense. He couldn't stand the thought of

I didn't do it on purpose. I just wanted to find out who was behind it

the first person I think of if anything happens! My husband's the best. I know

to his arm, her eyes shining with

couldn't resist her when she acted this way. Just a little sweetness from her, and he'd hand her the whole world, his

remember you've got a husband, not a piece of furniture," he grumbled, trying to sound annoyed, but his voice was thick

onto his lap, planting a kiss on his

you have no idea how

voice was

take care of herself but that didn't erase the fear. The idea of losing her terrified him.

love was wild and desperate. It left Calliope's whole body aching by morning,

more secrets, okay? Whatever's going on, you tell me. We're

head on his arm,