#Chapter 84 - A New Ally

[Lucian’s POV] Okay...I was not expecting that. I’d been on my guard the moment Julius walked into my study, looking as unnerved as I felt. I couldn’t for the life of me imagine why he, of all people, would be wanting to speak with me. I recalled the somewhat frightened look he wore when I’d caught him in the gardens with Violet earlier today. If he had turned any paler, I would have mistaken him for a ghost. Yet, there he was, sitting as still as a carved statue—having just proclaimed his sole loyalty to me. Opposed to his own father. “What’s in it for me?” Julius re-iterated. “If and when this whole matter reaches its peak, I need to know that the Venmer family won’t get utterly demolished once Kane is taken down. And, honestly, I have no reason to see Violet hurt.” Well, well. Perhaps, I have been too hasty in my pessimistic judgment of the Venmer Heir. There appeared to be more to Julius’ character than I had initially given him credit for. “Shocking as it sounds,