Silas dropped Calliope off at Lance’s place, then left to take care of his own business.
The moment Calliope stepped inside, she could feel it—the tension in the house was thick, almost suffocating.
On the couch, Hudson and Lance sat side by side, neither saying a word. Both of them looked pale, eyes dark and tired. It was like some kind of silent standoff.
Lance, especially, looked like he’d been crying for hours. His eyes were red and puffy, reminding Calliope of a kid who’d just lost his favorite puppy.
It was hard not to feel sorry for him. Usually, Lance was so lively and upbeat. Seeing him like this... well, anyone would feel their heart ache for him. If the person you loved most in the world only had a little time left, who could just accept that? Who could just let go?
Calliope slipped off her sneakers, and only then did both guys seem to notice her. They looked over at her at the exact same moment.
“Callie,” Lance choked out. His voice was thick, shaky, his eyes wet. He looked about two seconds away from falling apart completely.
Honestly, even Hudson looked wrecked. And Calliope? Seeing them both like this made her chest ache.
“I’m sorry,” she said softly, walking over and wrapping Lance in a hug.
She should’ve come sooner. She should’ve been here.
Suddenly, she remembered telling Lance just yesterday that unless his brother was on death’s door, he should just wait a couple days. The irony stung.
Now, it was happening for real. Hudson, the person Lance adored most was actually dying.
Hudson had told him the truth, that it was bad, that there wasn’t much time left. But Lance just couldn’t believe it. Hudson was always so strong, always looking out for him, always making things okay. How could someone like that just be… gone?
He thought they’d have so much more time, that things would be happy, that their family would be alright. But now, what was left?
Lance glanced between Hudson and Calliope, desperate for some kind of hope.
“Callie, tell me the truth. I need to know what’s really going on. Is there even a one percent chance he’ll get better?”
Calliope looked away, swallowing hard. She didn’t know how to say it, because if there had been any hope at all, she would’ve jumped on it immediately.
Her silence told Lance everything he needed to know.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust
Oh wrestling expert ey? So is this Khamzat Chimaev or Shavkat Rakhmonov? Because Khabib's would be too haram....
Oh no. Million is just mix of Conor McGregor, Islam Makhachev, Mike Tyson, Max Holloway, Anderson Silva... I bet he lands 5sec flying knees like Jorge Masvidal too. Oh nope, 1sec knees. And has faster left hooks than Alex Pereira. Definitely would win UFC championship in every weight division including women. Poor Zhang Weili....
Okay so.... Million is now from East. Arctic wolf from East, modified genetically so he can manage his own Instagram and probably also box like Mike Tyson and snapping left hooks like Alex Pereira....
This is starting to be the same twister of abilities as Cassandra Yates and Tiffany. But question is, why the hell Silas can't just open his mouth and tell Caliope that she's the one whom he has in his heart. He would prevent a lot of misunderstanding. Seems like despite capability of talking with modified arctic wolf, she's not like telepathic....
Oh no, so FL is again another hidden genius with both hemispheres working on hundreds... Ffffuuuu. Cassandra Yates and Tiffany were already enough, ughugh. And Tiffany was even more exaggerated than Cassandra....
That's weird, in the first chapters there was said that her bio parents and bros doteď on Caliope but then they adopted Lisette, but this chapter suddenly says otherwise. Did author forget what he wrote?...
I REALLLYYY REALLLYYYY REALLYYYYYY WANT TO SLAP THE 3 BROTHERS WHENEVER THEY OPEN THEIR MOUTH !!! AND THEIR MOM !!!...
Why has this not been updated ?? there were 5 more chapters which was released and it has not been updated.. Please do update on regular basis......