A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

"My friends all keep telling me my skin looks amazing lately. They keep asking where I bought my skincare from! I said you made it yourself! They didn't even believe me."

Verity rolled her eyes. "Honestly, those dummies have no idea how clever you are."

Calliope just laughed. "Well, it's true. I made it myself, so you can't buy it anywhere. But if you want, Verity, I can whip up a few jars for you. Maybe ten or so, but that's the max. I don't have time for more!"

"Ten jars?" Verity's eyes lit up. "Are you kidding? That's more than enough!"

"Callie, this stuff is so good... The ingredients must be expensive, right?"

Verity started rummaging in her purse. "Let me at least pay you for the ingredients. And some for your effort, too!"

Calliope waved her off. "Verity, don't be silly. They're just regular ingredients, nothing fancy."

Verity reached for her phone. “No, seriously, let me Venmo you."

mean it. No need. If you like it, that's

"Oh my gosh, you're the best, Callie! Seriously, you're just

in, her eyes sparkling with

Don't tell me they're hiding out because

piece of

other league. Now, Verity was warming up to Calliope more by the day, but Yvette? She had nothing but

been married to Gideon, and she was already making eyes at Silas. And the nerve of her! She's now near Silas' league, in

being pushed in by

out, not even trying to hide her sarcasm. "Gideon's stuckin a wheelchair, and now Yvette needs help walking? Fleur, you treating her like she's the Queen Mother

with pride.

dropped. "Wait, what? Didn't she say it'd be really hard for her to get

help herself, her tone turned sly. "But hey, just make