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 neck toward the

called, a flicker of relief breaking through his

of the Grayson family and the guy pulling strings in

a pod: one owned the city's legit business scene, the other ran its shady

spotted Jax and started

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

threw Madeline a frosty look

his

Raven kicking back in her chair, and he knew she was the

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locked eyes with Jax, tilting her head like she had all the

I say no?" she asked, her voice smooth and totally

face turned stormy

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at her, taking

the air felt, heavy with a

that vibe might've had her shaking and begging

Raven? She just sat there, her face blank as

feet away, her

little sound zipped through

needle shot out like a

tried to

needle was already stuck in somewhere

and all his strength

so damn bullheaded, he'd

him a

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

eyes burned with rage as her cool, in-charge tone hit

own.

he growled, low and mean. Raven's lips twitched into a tiny smirk. "Guess I'll see what a 'bad call' feels like.”

like an

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

sure she could kick the bucket