A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Silas wore a look of solemn seriousness.

Quentin and the others seemed fairly satisfied with him so far.

Of course, just being decent wasn't enough for them to give their full approval. There were still some hoops Silas had to jump through, whether he liked it or not.

"Callie, it's getting late. Why don't you head upstairs and get some rest?" Quentin said, looking up at Calliope with a kind of grave earnestness. "The guys and I need to have a little chat with Mr. Myers."

"Quentin, are you sure it's just a 'chat'?" Calliope asked, a hint of suspicion in her voice. She knew her brothers. They were probably planning something a little more intense than just friendly conversation.

She'd mentally prepared for her brothers to give Silas the third degree, but she still hoped they wouldn't be too harsh. After all, she genuinely liked Silas. What if her brothers really went after him and scared him off? Or, on the flip side, what if Silas lost his cool and things got ugly? She didn't want either scenario.

"Relax, it's just a talk," Norton said with a reassuring smile.

in agreement. "Callie, this is just guy

something, and she didn't trust Silas

sense her unease. "Callie, I promise, no one's getting hurt.

won't let anything happen to your brothers, either. Go get some rest, Callie.

both sides reassuring her, Calliope finally relented and went upstairs to her room. She wasn't entirely convinced, but if they said it'd

soon as Calliope was out of earshot, the guys motioned for Silas to join them in the living room. He took a seat, facing all

himself with a quiet confidence that

the eldest, spoke first. "Mr. Myers, why don't you

marry

"We've heard a lot of things about you, and we're curious. Why did you pick Callie?

all, there were whispers that Silas had feelings for someone else, that he was only with