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

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

for another moment, Verity leaned in, her eyes sparkling with gossip.

me they're hiding out because of what happened with Yvette Jansen last time? Maybe they're

that Yvette is just... a piece of work. Trying

Now, Verity was warming up to

married to Gideon, and she was already making eyes

was in a wheelchair, being pushed in by a nurse, and Fleur was fussing over Yvette, telling her to watch

her sarcasm. "Gideon's stuckin a wheelchair, and

puffed up with pride.

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

her tone turned sly.