A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Julius gave his fans a wave and a quick, "Thanks, guys!"

Then he made a beeline straight for Calliope.

She looked up just in time to see Julius, looking ridiculously handsome, charging toward her like he was on some kind of mission.

Before she could react, he was right in front of her, scooping her up in a big bear hug, leaving her zero chance to protest.

Calliope: "!!!"

In that moment, she honestly wanted to judo-flip him right onto the pavement.

Because she could see that the crowd of fans hadn't gone anywhere.

With Julius pulling a stunt like this, she was probably about to become his rumored girlfriend, instantly earning herself a spot as public enemy number one.

Julius was seriously at the top of his game these days, like, full-on superstar status.

He'd just been on some reality show not long ago, and had somehow blown up on social media because his fortune-telling skills turned out to be freakishly accurate. No one saw it coming, but now he was everywhere.

But honestly? Calliope was actually kind of happy for him.

for that mystical stuff. He could read people

a wave

"Who is that girl?!"

Wait, is that his

said she's family. Does he mean

anyone get a look

Maybe she's just his

definitely his sister! No way

forth, while a few looked ready to

along, weaving through the crowd before anyone could catch

just

a ball cap

exasperated. "Julius, you're going to

absolutely savage!" fo

just announce it to the whole world: you're

squeezed her cheeks, totally unfazed. "I missed you so

ruffled her hair. "Seriously, now that you've got a

up, aren't I?" Calliope replied, smiling.

coming too?"

should meet you guys, right?" Calliope laughed. "Didn't you all say