When They Beg, I Rise!

Matthew walked alongside her, "Let's ditch this place, it's pretty dull."

Lemira glanced at Matthew's sunglasses, "You always wear those shades, is it some kind of fashion statement?"

"Yeah, it's all about looking cool!"

Matthew awkwardly adjusted his sunglasses, striking a pose, "Cool, huh?"

Janice played along, "Super cool!"

They all headed out.

Lemira and Janice caught a cab and left.

Matthew stood there, waving goodbye until the cab was out of sight.

Michel approached, with a complex look, "Dude, don't tell me you're falling for her?"

Matthew had been sticking close to Lemira all night, like a knight in shining armor.

It was obvious to anyone that Matthew was acting out of the ordinary.

"What are you talking about, she's my brother's girl!"

brother's girl, I knew I wasn't wrong back in Lyria. It really was

had thought he

curious, "What's he

with Lemira once and wasn't sure

was pretty clear, it had to be

Sinclair that have been going on for years, are those false?" "If

acknowledged it, thinking time would make him accept, impossible." Matthew knew his brother well; once he made up his mind, nothing

removed Matthew's sunglasses, "Who gave you that black eye?" Matthew quickly snatched his sunglasses back, "Who else but

if I've gotten rusty, then he hits

slapped his forehead, "I

needed to reveal his brother's identity to

his brother hitting him for no

"I have something important to tell

to tell her

cab, saw Matthew's message, curious about

"Captain, I think he might have

"You noticed too?"

smoothing things over for

on, but she didn't have

was the person from her past life,

so-called online romance dying in the light of