A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust novel Chapter 998

They were all adults. If he wanted to stay, there was nothing she could do to stop him. Besides, with Nigel’s strength, he might actually come in handy.

It wasn't long before Black Spider reappeared—and this time, he brought a group of men with him.

“What’s he planning?” Damien muttered, uneasy.

Nigel’s eyes narrowed, his wariness palpable. There was something off about Black Spider now—his whole demeanor had shifted, a fierce hostility radiating from him. This wasn’t the sly, effeminate Jasper, nor the Black Spider they’d known.

Calliope squinted, studying him. Yet another new personality? She remembered: he’d only ever had three, and those had been stable for years—aside from Jasper, who’d gradually gained more control. But this... this was something else entirely.

“Black Spider?” she called.

A sardonic grin slashed across his face. “Sorry, he’s not here right now.”

“You’re not Jasper, either, are you?” she pressed. There was no trace of Jasper’s energy about him.

“Of course not. He’s asleep too. This is my world now. Welcome,” he announced, his voice brimming with manic energy.

Calliope stared at him in disbelief. “When did you come out?” This one felt even stronger than Jasper; and because she knew nothing about him, he was that much more dangerous.

He tilted his head in mock thought. “Didn’t I just show up?” Then he sneered. “But I know you. I’ve known about you for a long time. And you are seriously annoying. I don’t like you at all.”

Calliope’s gaze sharpened. So—he’d been lurking in the background all along, completely undetected. Not even Black Spider himself seemed to know. Otherwise, he would have said something; maybe even Jasper was in the dark.

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