A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Portia was fuming, ranting into the phone at Calliope for a good five minutes.

"This is just outrageous! How can they be so damn petty?"

Calliope chuckled, "Don't worry about it. They're the Jewell family, after all. Being shameless is basically their family trademark."

"Yeah, seriously! They've got zero shame!" Portia huffed, "Callie, I mean it. Don't let their crap get to you. If they want to talk trash, let them. We're all on your side anyway. Oh, and by the way, I already dragged them on Twitter for you!"

"Mavis and I are recruiting everyone we know to clap back at those trolls. No way the Jewell family can take us on and come out on top!"

Calliope rolled her eyes, half amused, "You guys don't have to go to all that trouble. It's really not a big deal. I'll just clear everything up when they hold their precious press conference."

"That's not enough. I'm still pissed! I have to fire back!" Portia snorted, "I'm calling in every favor I've got for you, trust me. And that Lisette? That snake? There's no way I'm letting her off easy."

Something warm flickered in Calliope's chest. She smiled, "Thanks."

longer before Calliope finally

room for a while, lost in thought, when someone started banging at the door. She went to answer it and found Uriah on the other side, reeking of whiskey

suspiciously, unsure why he'd shown up

Silas? I need to talk to

Calliope frowned, stepping aside so Uriah could

stormed straight to the kitchen doorway, shouting at Silas, who was busy at the

ignoring me! She barely talks to

and she just brushes me off. She says since we're just mentor and apprentice, we can only falk about work stuff! She

you think that's way too

why are you

those dishes

together. It all made sense now. Mavis had been trying

was kind of

don't you just sit