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."

staring at the disconnected call, sensed

emerged, changed and visibly

rush to her

her closely,

true colors. He's treading lightly around me

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

post-traumatic amnesia. My mind's shielding me by

had never dwelled on the

the truth, to find out if the driver really was

Rest up and call if

"Will do."

Lemira slumped against

want Orion entangled in this, especially with Caspian, whose moods were unpredictable, having been involved with the underworld

it in showbiz with his good looks, Caspian was still

leveraging his charm,

and was tipped for it again, thanks to a blockbuster

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about to let Caspian

sleep in, then headed to the esports team's base at school in the afternoon to check on

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she noticed a crowd, including girls holding