A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

As soon as Calliope heard her phone buzzing nonstop, she fished it out of her purse. Every single message was from Gideon.

She couldn't help but roll her eyes. Glancing over in Gideon's direction, she wondered what the heck was wrong with him.

Honestly, she'd never realized just how nuts Gideon could be.

Without another thought, Calliope blocked his number.

Gideon, meanwhile, frowned when his texts suddenly wouldn't go through. He shot a look toward Calliope, convinced that her blocking him meant she still cared. In some twisted way, that made perfect sense to him.

Of course, Calliope had no idea that Gideon's mind worked in such a bizarre way.

Just then, Calista came over, needing to talk to Calliope about something, so he pulled her outside for a quick chat.

After a few minutes, Calista's eyes lit up, like he'd just solved a riddle.

Callie, that makes so

relieved and motioned for Calliope to head back in

on cue, Gideon rolled

will you? I need a word with

leaving Calliope alone with him. He hesitated, glancing

Calista," Calliope reassured him. "I'll be

turning back to Calliope. "Aunt Callie, if you need anything, just holler. I'll be right

"Got it," Calliope nodded.

but not without shooting Gideon a warning glare. Gideon, sitting in his wheelchair, gazed up at Calliope.

head. "Who told you blocking someone meant you cared about them?

your brain as well as

Don't come crying to me

moment, her tone turning serious. "Yvette's baby, well, there's a good chance something's wrong. I can't say for sure what, not yet, but I'd bet money that

care for Gideon and his family, but this was about an innocent