When They Beg, I Rise!

"Lucian."

"Be good!"

Evelina, though reluctant, had no choice but to leave.

Lucian gave the school doctor before him another look. There was something about his aura that screamed he wasn't just anybody. "Where's Lemmy?" Lucian asked.

"I'm under no obligation to tell you. But she's under my watch, and I don't want you doing anything that could harm her before her exams."

"What do you mean by 'harming Lemmy'? She's my sister; I would never hurt her. You, on the other hand, a mysterious school doctor, what do you want with her?" Lucian found this doctor intriguingly odd.

Orion's gaze was icy, sharp as a blade, "That's none of your concern."

"Lemira is my sister, why wouldn't it be my concern?"

Lucian remembered how this same man had called the cops last time, forcing Alaric to move out and stay away from Lemira.

with one hand in his pocket, looked disdainfully at Lucian,

saying that, the elevator doors opened,

here." He hoped to learn more about

upon seeing Orion, treated him with utmost respect and turned to Lucian, "Mr. Langston, our diner has closed for the night,

way, please," the

into the elevator, Lucian watched Orion, who stood still, his back to Lucian.

him, the manager slightly bowed his head, making it clear that this school doctor,

Lemira. When had she

and her recent changes, was it this man who gave Lemira

felt a headache coming on. He needed to dig into Orion's background. Otherwise, if Asher found out, well, Asher wasn't known for

phone, he found that Lemira hadn't answered his calls

to see Orion walking out of the elevator, his stride slow and powerful, his gaze serene,

they would leave, they did. For a second, Lemira thought Orion was bluffing, given they

in front of her, "Just made a call to a

to secure a membership here and even get the restaurant to