A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Lisette's dramatic warnings left Zelda a little uneasy. She glanced at Valerian.

"You don't think anything's going to happen to Horatio, right? Calliope wouldn't do anything reckless, would she? She's always so unreasonable... Of all the people to be 'the Miracle Doctor,' why did it have to be her?"

Valerian shot her a look. "Mom, you're overthinking this!"

Then he looked at Lisette. "I really don't think Callie would go that far. She's our sister, after all. No matter how mad she gets, she wouldn't actually try to hurt her own brother. This isn't a joke. If Callie wanted to get back at us, she wouldn't pick now to do it."

"I just worry about Horatio," Lisette said, her voice small and wounded.

"She's not wrong to worry," Zelda muttered. "Who knows what Calliope's really up to..."

But she stopped herself, not wanting to make Horatio more anxious.

When they reached the doors to the operating room, Calliope came out, dressed in scrubs, her hair tucked away and her face all business. She looked so different. Suddenly she seemed like a real pro.

She explained the consent forms quickly and efficiently.

high success rate, but there are always risks," she

her off. "C'mon, don't make this any harder. Callie knows what she's doing. She's the Miracle Doctor, remember? If

cool glance. She didn't say a word, just

grabbed a pen

done, Calliope turned and disappeared

hung back in the waiting room, nerves on

under, and

outside, Lisette excused herself to use the restroom,

guys trailing her down

around. "Why are

sure you don't... do anything

supposed to mean?" Lisette

just making sure you don' Dtry to mess

in

that before. Can't blame us for