A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Silas's face darkened instantly. He looked downright annoyed.

Monty shot Zelda a glare. "What on earth are you talking about, Zelda? That's not your place to say! This is Callie's home. It's Silas's home, too. They're free to stay wherever they want, pick any room they like. Every room is theirs for the choosing."

He wouldn't dare cross Calliope now, not to mention Silas. Either one of them could make his life hell.

And Zelda's words? If Silas took them the wrong way, he'd probably think the family didn't want him here.

"Silas, don't pay her any mind. This is your home, too."

Silas ignored Monty, his eyes cool as he glanced at Horatio and the others.

Valerian, meanwhile, was in a fantastic mood. Calliope had promised to give him the car he'd been daydreaming about but could never afford. Now even Silas seemed like the best brother-in-law in the world.

"Hey, Silas, make yourself at home, man!" Valerian grinned. "You're Callie's husband, which makes you our brother-in-law. We're glad to have you here!"

Horatio nodded. "We're all family. No need for formalities."

a housekeeper entered with a man in tow. "Ma'am, sir, this gentleman's brought a new family portrait. Would you like it hung

hanging on the wall. That one didn't have Calliope in it, but it'd been

was all of them, with

should replace the old one or

the old one down and hang this one

Lisette upset!" Zelda protested,

Callie wasn't in the old photo,

let's hang the new one. It fits

smiling at Calliope. She was actually giving him the car of his dreams! She was practically

She still needed them. A photo was no big

helped the delivery guy hang the new

wasn't in it, just the rest of the family, beaming on the front

It

later,

portrait. She hadn't noticed at first, but