A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Calliope and Silas grabbed dinner together at a cozy downtown diner. Over burgers and fries, their conversation inevitably turned to Yvette and whatever scheme she might be cooking up.

"So, from the way she's acting, it looks like she's dead set on having you, huh?" Calliope teased, a playful glint in her eyes as she took a sip of her milkshake. "You didn't leave any dirty secrets lying around for her to dig up, did you?"

Silas chuckled, shaking his head. “Me? Please. Even if she did have something on me, what's she gonna do? I'm not exactly the type to get pushed around. Trust me, if she tried to blackmail me, she'd be the one regretting it."

Calliope nodded, realizing Silas wasn't someone you could intimidate easily. If anyone tried to threaten him, he'd probably turn the tables in a heartbeat.

Still, Yvette seemed awfully sure of herself, strutting around like she had Silas eating out of her hand. That kind of confidence didn't just come from nowhere. Did she really have something up her sleeve?

Calliope couldn't quite figure it out, but honestly, she couldn't be bothered to overthink it. They had a plan: let Yvette make her move, see what cards she thought she was holding.

Yvette was just Gideon's wife, nothing special in looks

she first met Silas, she hadn't even considered flirting with him. She'd just asked for help, that was all.

still thought she could just toss him aside and end up with Silas. Maybe snagging Gideon away from someone else had

all pretty amusing. Maybe she could

their meal, they headed out

at Silas. "You sure

always ready," Silas replied with that

rolled her eyes, but she knew it was true. Silas was always five steps ahead. Whatever Yvette thought she

at a hotel, which honestly surprised Calliope. A hotel was a bold choice. If you weren't trying to make something happen, you'd never

involving her and Gideon. It was vague, nothing to really bite on. Most people would

did Yvette get this