The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Dane picked up on the dead-serious chill in Raven's tone, and his heart skipped a beat.

But then he let out a harsh, bitter laugh.

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"You want to kill me? If I go down, the mess'll be way more than you can deal with!" he taunted, like she was some clueless kid.

Raven's smirk got sharper,

"Oh, yeah? I'd love to see who's too big for me to touch," she shot back, cool as a cucumber.

With that, she tossed another huge blood bag in front of Dane, then flicked her eyes at the two guys holding him down.

"Keep it going. Bleed him out," she said, her voice hard as nails.

"Yes, ma'am," one of them answered, short and sharp,

He snatched the bag, popped the needle cap, and jammed it back into Dane's vein without a second's pause.

Meanwhile, Madeline-now with Brynjar's needle in her arm-was scared out of her mind.

She screamed without thinking, "Help me! Dane, get me out of this! I don't want to die yet!"

The flirty, delicate act? Long gone.

Staring down death, she was a complete wreck.

"Who the hell are you people?" a voice sliced through the madness.

Right then, a slick guy in his mid-thirties stormed into the blood-draw room, moving quick.

Behind him came a swarm of Grayson Group bodyguards.

The good-looking stranger saw Dane and Madeline looking pathetic, his sharp face turning cold and deadly.

In a flash, a vibe even heavier than Dane's hit the room, pouring off this guy.

and twisted his

of relief breaking through

charge of the Grayson family and the guy pulling strings in Bastion's

like two peas in a pod: one owned the

Madeline spotted Jax and started yelling like he was her last

types don't match! I'm gonna die if this keeps

frosty look before

he ordered, his voice hit like

and he knew she was the one running the

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tilting her head like she had all the time in the

asked, her voice smooth

turned stormy

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charged at her, taking

got, the thicker the air felt,

Raven were just some normal guy, that

sat there, her face blank as a

he was about ten feet away,

A quiet little sound zipped through

silver needle shot out like

tried to dodge on

slow. By the time he reacted, the needle was already stuck in somewhere

heart ached, and all

he weren't so damn bullheaded, he'd have faceplanted right

a cold,

and Madeline gone. Leave now, and I'll let it go. But if you freak out my brother, I'll bury you and the whole Grayson crew with them," she said, her voice flat but sharp

burned with rage as her cool, in-charge tone hit him harder than

own.

in Bastion? Bad call," he growled, low and mean. Raven's lips twitched into a tiny smirk. "Guess I'll see what a 'bad call' feels like.” "Jax, Jax, save me!" Madeline's wobbly voice cut

like an autumn

bag was already in her, and she could tell-her

was dead sure she could kick the