Chapter 152

At that moment, Yvette leaned in. "Valerie, I'm betting you started as a support." Throughout the 11 games they'd played, Valerie had chosen a support role almost every time. Owen had picked up on it, too. Valerie neither confirmed nor denied it. "It doesn't matter what role I play. It's just for fun." So, Yvette dropped the subject. "You guys helped me snag Ascendant's ticket, so dinner's on me." Neither Owen nor Valerie objected. At Yvette's suggestion, they headed to a pizzeria for dinner. … Meanwhile, Lucius wasn't sitting idle. Just as Valerie predicted, the moment news of Caelus' death broke, Julius reached out to meet Lucius again. After dodging him several times before, Lucius knew it would seem cold to continue avoiding him, especially with Caelus gone. So, he agreed to the meeting. They met in a restaurant's fancy private room. Lucius arrived with Silas, only to find several bodyguards dressed in black posted at the door. When they saw Lucius, one of them said respec