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.

Lucian,

that, the elevator doors opened, and a middle-aged

person 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, please leave." Lucian looked at Orion,

this way, please," the manager didn't answer

the elevator, Lucian watched Orion, who stood still,

manager slightly bowed his head, making it clear that this

suddenly thought of Lemira. When had

recent changes, was it this man who gave Lemira the courage to stand

a headache coming on. He needed to dig into Orion's background. Otherwise, if

sort this out fast. Pulling out his phone, he found that Lemira hadn't answered his

leave, and then looked up to see Orion walking out of the elevator, his

moments ago, when Orion said they would leave, they did. For a

front of her, "Just made

to secure a membership here and even