A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Valerian nodded. "Callie, don't worry about her. Just eat, okay? Make sure you're full first."

He looked at Calliope with a hopeful expression. "So, does what I got for

breakfast suit your taste?"

Valerian was clearly fishing for a compliment.

Calliope just shrugged. "It's alright, I guess."

Silas glanced at Valerian. "Some big brother you are, you barely know your own sister."

Valerian was at a loss. Wait, wasn't she the one who seemed to love this stuff when they went out to eat last time? She looked happy enough then! So why the sudden change of heart?

Still, Valerian didn't dare ask. He just made a mental note to pick up a bigger variety next time.

shivering like she'd been locked in a freezer. She stomped down the stairs with

running.

even glance at her as she walked in, as if she'd turned invisible. She was on the

care.

over with a wicked grin, "Hey, Ms. Drama Queen, decided not to take the leap after all? We were kind of looking forward to your big 'swan dive' off the roof. Shame,

the office building. It's way taller. One good splat and it's over in

her fury. She stomped her foot and turned to Valerian

eating, shoveling more hash browns onto

look up. Once, they might've cared, but now? Not so much. It was pretty clear Lisette was too scared to actually do anything

lost her audience, Lisette bit her lip

finished breakfast

as Zelda was telling the housekeeper to deep- clean and

should go see

nodded stiffly. She