A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Oliver stared at the people sprawled out on the floor. "Someone just threw some powder at them, and now they're all knocked out cold. Are you sure this isn't

poison?"

He probably hadn't seen his own well-trained team drop like a sack of potatoes before. Honestly, it looked exactly like poisoning. If it wasn't, then what else could possibly explain it?

"I don't think so," the doctor replied, sounding a little unsure himself. He knelt down and checked each person carefully, then shook his head. “Nope, they're just asleep. Out like a light, but definitely just sleeping."

“So, not poisoned?” Oliver asked, raising an eyebrow. "That's pretty impressive, actually. Puts regular anesthetics to shame."

The doctor nodded. "Yeah, whoever did this didn't use poison. It's more like some kind of super sleeping powder."

"So, they'll be okay?" Oliver was getting more and more intrigued by Calliope. She'd just made his men crash like they'd been up all night at a frat party.

"Yeah, they should be fine," the doctor assured him. "But it's chilly tonight. If they stay on the floor like that, they'll probably catch a cold. Best to throw a blanket over them."

Oliver glanced at the doctor. "Then go ahead and do it."

he was told, grabbing some spare quilts from the

Calliope had already made her way home. She glanced down at the little vial of sleep powder in her pocket-a concoction she'd put together herself, something like a souped-up sedative. One sprinkle, and people were

Horatio's surgery. Never imagined she'd end up using it on Oliver

few people at the hospital to keep an eye on the Jewell family, but he himself had already returned to the

from him, her expression

I have a

that Damien felt a

need

never seen Calliope like this before. She looked unusually

father.

been with Silas for a long time, so he probably knew

are you asking

overseas. Apparently he's

tell me about the relationship

hesitated. "Honestly, he doesn't like to talk about his father. The man might've given him life, but he's also tried to erase him for the sake of money