A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

"You know who I am now?" Calliope looked at Ulysses, a sudden thought crossing her mind.

If he knew she was that screenwriter, then maybe it all made sense. She knew he'd always been interested in those scripts. If he was just sucking up to her for the sake of getting his hands on them, well, that wouldn't be all that surprising.

"What?" Ulysses blinked, caught off guard. "Callie, I know I haven't always treated you right. I probably haven't acted much like a real brother, but I get it now. In this world, you're the only real sister I have."

"I regret the way I treated you before. I'm sorry. I don't expect you to forgive me. I just hope you'll still think of me as your brother. Callie..."

He looked at her, his eyes full of sincerity, like he truly meant it.

Oddly enough, that just made Calliope even more surprised.

She stared back at him, her expression cold. "You're not my brother."

Her voice was ice.

They didn't share a drop of blood, and she had nothing to do with Ulysses. He wasn't her brother, that was simply the truth.

"If I don't like something, there's no need to pretend otherwise. You've gone all out for the company, haven't you? You really are an actor, Ulysses. I'll give you that, your performance is top-notch."

fell, his expression twisting

on a show. She'd decided

words stung, and a knot twisted in

of them as her brothers anymore. She used

her brothers. It was clear: she'd changed. She wanted nothing to

time when he wouldn't have believed it. He'd have thought Calliope was

now, he was sure

close to affection in her eyes.

He

didn't seem

only one who

realized they were about to

why did it hurt so much now? Why

feel like something irreplaceable

couldn't shake the feeling

come back. And even if