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.

looked disdainfully at Lucian, "Look after your adopted sister and spare

saying that, the elevator doors opened, and a middle-aged man stepped

there's a suspicious person here." He hoped to learn more about the school doctor from the

with utmost respect and turned to Lucian, "Mr. Langston, our diner has closed

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

politely by a server into the elevator, Lucian watched Orion, who stood still, his back to

his head, making it clear that this

suddenly thought of Lemira. When had she gotten involved with

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

He needed to dig into Orion's background. Otherwise,

phone, he found

the elevator, his stride slow and powerful, his gaze serene,

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

stopped in front of her, "Just

secure a membership here and even get the restaurant