When They Beg, I Rise!

The room was a haven of silence.

Lemira opened her mouth as if to speak, but then, words failed her. At times like these, language seemed utterly inadequate.

After all, she had tried to explain herself countless times before, only to be met with disbelief from her brothers.

Lucian's Adam's apple bobbed slightly before he finally let go of her hand. His eyes filled with disappointment as he looked at Lemira, "If you keep going down this path, I can't protect you when Asher gets back. Think about what you're doing." With those words, Lucian left the room.

Lemira let out a sigh of relief, leaning back against her pillow.

What was there to think about? Bent over backward trying to please them, only to be kicked out and end up dying miserably in a mental institution like in her previous life?

Not a chance.

"Here, catch!"

Suddenly, there was a cold pack wrapped in a bandage before her.

Lemira took it, pressing the cold pack against her bruised cheek, stealing a glance at the man beside her. In a low voice, she said, "Thanks for earlier."

and distant, "Why didn't you

a bitter smile on her lips, "Would you believe me if I told you I've tried explaining so many times before, even showed them proof, and they still didn't

didn't feel like explaining any further; most people didn't believe her anyway, just thought

not to believe

caught off guard.

stepped closer, placing his hand on her

glanced at the scar on his wrist, "Is that from

he quickly withdrew it. He began to remove the empty IV bag, taking a

back to Lemira. His profile was shadowed, making

too, on

bit to show him, "Right here, see? Looks a

against her fair skin, which made even more conspicuous by how high

it, and then quickly looked away, "Kid, don't just lift

"But you're a doctor."

his throat, reminding himself he was also a man. Hadn't anyone taught her

be treated. Why

wave of pain washing over her. Because Rowan had said that scar was a reminder of their parents, and he'd take care of it when he had

looked at her scar with disgust, saying he hated it and would never treat it, blaming her for their parents' death. That scar was her stigma for causing their deaths, he said, and she should remember that for life. At the time, she