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.

in his pocket, looked disdainfully at Lucian, "Look after your adopted sister and

saying that, the elevator doors opened, and a

"Manager, there's a suspicious person here." He hoped to learn more about

to Lucian, "Mr. Langston, our diner has closed for the

please," the

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

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

Lemira. When had

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

Orion's background.

had to sort this out fast. Pulling out his phone, he found that Lemira

then looked up to see Orion walking out of the elevator, his stride slow and powerful,

they did. For a second, Lemira thought Orion

front of her, "Just

a membership here and even get the restaurant to kick people