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."

smiling. "I mean it. No need. If you like

gosh, you're the best, Callie! Seriously, you're

Verity leaned in, her eyes sparkling with gossip. "By the way, where's Gideon and

garden. "Neither Fleur nor the others have shown up. Don't tell me they're hiding out because of what happened

"Ugh, that Yvette is just... a piece of work. Trying to seduce

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

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

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

a wheelchair, and now Yvette needs

with

Didn't she say it'd be really hard for her

her tone turned sly. "But