When They Beg, I Rise!

Lemira knew the cloth was laced with chloroform, but she eventually passed out anyway.

Watching Lemira slump into unconsciousness, Caspian finally let go of her and took the napkin offered by his bodyguard.

The driver tentatively suggested, "Sir, maybe we should tie her hands, just to be safe."

After all, Ms. Lemira seemed pretty skilled.

Caspian's hand flew in a swift backhand slap, "Tie whose hands? She is my sister, Ms. Langston, got it?"

The driver quickly zipped his lips in fear.

Caspian closed the car door: "To the hospital."

He touched his swollen face.

Ouch, the girl has been practicing, and she knows how to fight back now.

They arrived at the hospital.

Caspian carried Lemira into a high-end private room, cheerfully announcing, "Lucian, guess who I brought?"

"Lemmy? Why did she pass out?"

Lucian was overjoyed to see Lemira but noticed she hadn't woken up.

"Caspian, what happened to Lemmy?"

were talking, and suddenly, she lashed out and knocked me out cold. Lucian, she's gotten pretty tough, and harder to

that Lemira had turned tough and seemed to be

much. You can't treat Lemmy like that; what you used could

Lucian, I know

to

grown up, we can't treat her

ended up with Alaric in detention. If you'd been stricter and kept her close, none of

couldn't blame Lemira

then there was the trouble with the film crew. If I'd been there, Lemira wouldn't have ended

always been the one teaching

shoes and

lowered his voice,

3 Situation, but youet

not to resort to

old ways!"

Caspian

Caspian's agent approached,

you've got an

did you

face?"

"It's nothing."

For a star, the

taking the

Lemira on the bed, "Lucian, talk to her. I'll come

treat Lemmy