A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

She honestly couldn't wrap her head around it-Calliope actually had the guts to kiss Silas in front of everyone. Did she have a death wish or something?

"What's the problem with kissing my own husband?" Calliope shot back, rolling her eyes at the woman's outrage. "Not only do I kiss him, I sleep with him, too."

She let out a sharp, mocking laugh. "Or have you never slept with your own husband? Is he even your husband then?"

"What?!" The woman's eyes went wide, staring at Silas like she'd just seen a ghost.

"Silas, tell me this isn't true! She has to be dreaming, right? There's no way you'd sleep with her. She's making it up. She must be out of her mind. You couldn't have slept with her!"

She looked genuinely bewildered. In her mind, Silas was untouchable-no

woman could ever get close to him. Sure, she'd been chasing him for years, but never succeeded. So she figured that was just how it was. He was her ultimate goal, and she always believed that, one day, he'd be hers.

But now, the ground was slipping out from under her.

What was this woman even saying? Silas, the guy everyone called “the unattainable", had actually been claimed by this woman?

it turned out he belonged to

wanted Silas to

buzzing with curiosity, especially since most of them didn't even know who

pulled Calliope close, his arm wrapped protectively around her waist. He glanced at Phoebe, his tone steady. "She's my wife. And

you mean, your wife?" Phoebe's voice cracked, and she pointed a finger at Calliope. "You can't mean

course I mean her," Silas said. "She's the most important woman in my life.

I was married, I

I'm a married man.

appreciate it if you'd show some respect. Stop claiming you have anything to do with me. Stop trying to come between me and my

face set in a

then back again. Suddenly, she

she be your wife? You never told me! What does

practically hysterical. In her mind, Silas was the man she

marry. He was perfect

never imagined he'd end up