When They Beg, I Rise!

"Did you swing by the hospital to check on Lucian?"

"Sort of. I'm gonna grab a change of clothes."

Lemira turned and headed back to her bedroom, hoping to shake off the day's events.

Meanwhile, Orion was waiting outside when Lemira's phone began to ring.

Peering at the caller ID, he saw it was Matthew and answered, "I bet you're home by now. Got something pretty big to talk about."

"What's up?" Orion asked, only to be met with silence on the other end.

Matthew, sweating bullets, blurted out, "Why are you answering her phone?"

"Disappointed? What's so important? Go on."

Orion narrowed his eyes, suspicious of Matthew's late call.

What could Matthew possibly want to talk to Lemira about that was so urgent?

"Uh, I just wanted to... compliment you, yeah. My phone's about to die, gotta run." Matthew hung up, his nerves shot.

He thought, "I need to lay low for a while. This could spell trouble."

at the disconnected call, sensed Matthew wasn't intending

emerged, changed and visibly calmer, "Thanks for being

this world, only Orion seemed to rush to her

her closely,

colors. He's treading lightly around me

omission, paused before speaking, "Can't remember anything from the accident

mind's shielding me by blanking out

dwelled

uncover the truth, to find out if the driver

further, "It's late. Rest

"Will do."

Orion left, Lemira slumped

didn't want Orion entangled in this, especially with Caspian, whose moods were unpredictable, having been involved with the

showbiz with his good looks, Caspian was still mingling with his

leveraging his charm,

an acting awarddast year and was tipped for it again, thanks

en novelxo

to let Caspian intimidate her

sleep in, then headed to the esports team's base at

swnovel.ne

noticed a crowd, including