A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

She was just about to speak when a booming, icy voice suddenly echoed from outside the door.

"What's this? Is my wife your housekeeper or your nurse now? You expect her to stick around here and look after Horatio day and night?" Was the surgery she did for him not enough?"

"My wife sleeps in our bed at night. Or are you all planning to keep me company instead?"

No one even saw when Silas showed up. He just barged right in. He had the kind of striking, almost devilish looks that made people nervous, and the kind of presence that made the whole room tense up as soon as his eyes swept over them.

He didn't need to do much, just a few words, and the pressure in the room was suffocating. Everyone was dead silent. Zelda and the others instinctively took a few steps back.

"If you're not satisfied with what my wife did during the surgery, I can break his legs right now and make sure he never walks again."

As Silas spoke, Fagan handed him a mop handle like it was the most natural thing in the world.

Silas strode right toward the hospital bed.

"No, wait!" Zelda shrieked, throwing herself in front of Horatio. She shot Calliope a furious look. "Calliope, are you just going to let your husband do this?"

the room. "If you're not happy with the surgery, we can just pretend it never happened. Let him lose the legs. You

much. He's your

to you. Why don't you break them for him instead?" Calliope shot back

in front of Lisette protectively. He glared at Calliope. "We haven't done anything to you. We were just asking if you'd be willing to help

him drop his gaze. "I've never seen anyone ask like that.

Zelda. "So? You don't want me breaking his legs, but you want

sarcastic. She shook her head frantically. "N-no, that won't be necessary! We'll take care of him

turned to Calliope, forcing a smile. "Callie, we were just joking

shrugged. “We were

too. But if you

time I'll just sell

from under you Let's see

a sweet little smile

in disbelief. Monty and the others looked visibly rattled. Nobody could tell if

just

them.