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.

the voice and twisted

flicker of relief breaking through his usual

the Grayson family

in a pod: one owned the

wall, Madeline spotted Jax and started yelling like he

types don't match! I'm gonna die if this keeps going!" she cried, her fear spilling

threw Madeline a frosty

his voice

her chair, and he knew she was

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head like she had all the

she asked, her voice smooth

face turned

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charged at her, taking

thicker the air felt, heavy with

that vibe

She just sat there, her face blank as

away, her hand flicked up, fast

sound zipped through

silver needle shot out like a

to dodge on

he reacted, the needle was already stuck in somewhere on his

all

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

him a cold, unbothered

just want Dane 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

cool, in-charge tone hit him harder

own.

the Grayson family in Bastion? Bad call," he growled, low and mean. Raven's lips twitched into a tiny smirk. "Guess I'll see

like an autumn

she could tell-her head was

she