"Are you Silas's wife?" Yara asked with a curious glint in her eyes as she sized Calliope up. "You do look good, but being good-looking doesn't automatically mean you're right for him."
Standing to the side, Yara pulled out a pack of cigarettes, took one for herself, and lit it. Then she offered one to Uriah.
He took it, and Yara extended the pack to Calliope.
"Don't bother. Callie doesn't..." Uriah said, but Calliope had already taken a cigarette before he could finish his sentence.
Uriah blinked in surprise and asked quietly, "You smoke?"
Calliope glanced at the cigarette in her hand. "Smoking's bad for your health," she remarked but leaned forward to light it when Yara offered her a light. She took a drag, her movements smooth and practiced, unlike someone unfamiliar with smoking.
Uriah was shocked. Calliope had always looked gentle and innocent, not the type you'd picture with a cigarette. He'd assumed she was the kind of person who'd wrinkle her nose at the smell of smoke.
Yet, there she was, smoking with an ease that suggested experience. It was as if she had transformed from a sweet little rabbit into a cunning, beautiful fox. No wonder Silas was in love with her. There was more to Calliope than met the eye.
Calliope knew how to smoke. She'd mingled with all sorts of people and frequented places where smoking was the least of the vices. It was a useful skill—to blend in, to gather information, to make connections. A cigarette could be a bridge.
Unlike Yara, who openly wore her strength and reputation, Calliope hid hers beneath a veneer of innocence.
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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......