When They Beg, I Rise!

Lemira caught sight of Lucian and Alaric making their entrance, but her reaction was nothing out of the ordinary.

She calmly addressed Michel, "Let's schedule another time then."

Michel nodded and turned to face Alaric, "Come on, if I had a sister with talent like hers, I'd be treating her like gold, waiting on her hand and foot. And here you are, fussing over a newbie 'sister' while neglecting the real deal with actual talent. It's like missing the forest for the trees."

Alaric's face turned a shade of steel blue, "Shut up! You know nothing!"

He wasn't sidelining Lemira!

He wanted nothing more than for Lemira to stay with SkyBlaze and compete in the finals!

It's just a small tiff between him and his sister.

After Michel left, other eager coaches approached Lemira, handing out their business cards.

Alaric was left on the sidelines, silently watching Lemira being treated like a star.

He thought to himself: If Lemira ignores these people and doesn't join the Reapers.

He would swallow his pride and not hold it against her for playing him.

collected a stack of business cards, more than

congrats," Lucian finally approached her after the crowd had

that Lemira

glanced at Lucian,

step forward, "Lemira, you still haven't answered my question. Why keep it a secret from me?

her eyelid, noticing the unease in Alaric's

was Alaric feeling

tone was cold, "I'm planning to tell you after the last exam, but do you remember what you

was calm but it struck Alaric like a sharp knife, deeply

his harsh words that day and was immediately

words were then, the more embarrassing

"Then why didn't you tell me at the

had no obligation

you mean,

your brother. I thought the conflicts between us are just minor arguments,

have

up that day, none of this would have

wouldn't have gone to