A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

"Callie likes this! Let's grab a couple more."

"Oh, she loves these too!"

"Callie, want some strawberries?"

"Callie, how about some blue cheese?"

Quentin and the guys couldn't stop talking about Calliope. Every time they reached for something at the grocery store, their first thought was whether Calliope would like it. It didn't even cross their minds to think about what they liked.

Meanwhile, Calliope was busy picking out snacks she knew her brothers enjoyed.

It was obvious they really cared about each other.

Ulysses watched from down the aisle, feeling a twinge of jealousy.

Calliope was so sweet to them, and they were just as thoughtful in return. Honestly, they looked more like her real brothers than he and the others ever did.

And that stung. Especially because, deep down, Ulysses knew that those brothers might really be better for her than he was. It left a sour taste in his mouth, like he couldn't shake the feeling that Calliope belonged with them. Maybe she was supposed to, and he and his group were just... outsiders.

when he

Horatio muttered, brows knitting as he glanced in

one had expected to run into Calliope

Lisette. The second she saw Calliope, her expression soured. Especially when she noticed how Valerian and the others couldn't seem

said, her

was oh-so busy. Didn't

she was accusing Calliope of having time but just not wanting

hang out with those guys who aren't even family, than her real

if she felt sorry for Valerian

shot Lisette

Calliope turn, a flicker of surprise in her eyes when she recognized them.

at Horatio and the rest, giving a polite little nod, barely more than an acknowledgment. She looked

knew now they weren't really her brothers. Maybe if they'd treated her differently when she was younger, she'd have felt

she'd had for them as a kid had been worn away over the years, especially

only become more disappointed in them. Finding out

her blood relatives? That was almost a relief. She didn't we them

Horatio and the others had no idea Calliope