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.

a knack for that mystical stuff. He could read people like an open book, and he was almost always

Julius held her in his arms, a wave of shocked squeals erupted from the

"Who is that girl?!"

hugging? Wait,

he just said she's family. Does

it! Did anyone get a look at

never mentioned dating anyone. Maybe she's just his sister or

No

buzzing, firing questions back and forth, while a few looked ready to rush

pulled her along, weaving through the crowd before anyone could

just

on a new jacket, pulled on a ball cap and a face mask, and like that, he could've been a

sighed, exasperated. "Julius, you're going to get me killed. Your

absolutely savage!" fo

Julius grinned. "If you don't mind I'll just announce it to the whole world: you're my favorite sister, my closest family. Nobody's

squeezed her cheeks, totally unfazed. "I

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

way! I'm here to pick you guys up, aren't I?" Calliope replied, smiling. "And

too?" Julius raised an

should meet you guys, right?" Calliope laughed.