When They Beg, I Rise!

Orion's slender fingers were wrapped around his smartphone.

It took him a while to reply, "I'm here to support her growth, help her climb out of her rough patches, until she can live freely on her own."

Thaddeus, always one to add a bit of spice, chimed in, "Till she grows up, starts dating, gets married, and has kids?"

Orion's brows furrowed slightly, "Something like that."

After her parents passed away, and with her brothers being less than reliable, she had faced a tough journey alone.

Orion swiftly changed the subject, "Got tickets for this afternoon's game?"

"The wild card match? You're interested too? I thought your brother made it straight to the finals!"

"Cut the chatter. There's another matter to sort out before the game."

Orion looked up at the sky, thinking he'd be there for her until she no longer needed him. If only her parents were still around, things wouldn't have been this hard.

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her way directly to the venue of the team's

saw a crowd of fans, some holding support banners,

efforts of Caspian's company, Evelina had become a somewhat famous influencer and streamer. Young, sweet-talking, and playing the innocent card had won her fans in the streaming world. Lemira glanced

an expressionless face, Lemira entered

those seats on stage, she found herself lost in thought. In her past life, she had been on that

was fierce. The team was

disrupting the game's flow, and was

their fans screaming in support, trying to outdo each other

However, she could tell Alaric was not in high spirits. Lemira noticed Lucian and Caspian were absent. What's going on? Weren't Lucian and Caspian supposed to be training with them for the

He hadn't expected Lucian and Caspian to bail at the last minute, throwing off

ever supportive, said, "Alaric, Lucian and Caspian had emergency issues

We've trained together for so long, and they

team is strong, and we've trained together. We'll coordinate and won't lose,"