#Chapter 43 - Standing Her Ground

[Lucian’s POV] I seriously stood there and contemplated the possible consequences that would come if I were to kill Baron Halvyr at that very moment... Would they try to dethrone me? Would I be sent to some sort of prison or be exiled for dismembering a nobleman? It wouldn’t have been considered undeserving. The old man knew very well what he was doing by antagonizing Violet. What I couldn’t fathom was how easily such a thing came to him. Anytime the man would grace me and the rest of the council with his unwanted words, he was always bubbling with concern and anxiety. However, out of nowhere, the man was here confidently spewing passive-aggressive insults at the woman on my arm. My woman. My mate. What business did he have bringing up Violet’s ex-husband? He spoke as if Ronan and his family hadn’t actively mistreated her for years. I couldn’t imagine why he, of all people, would act so daring. It wasn’t as though he wasn’t present in that courtroom. He was well a