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.

twisted his neck

a flicker of relief breaking

Grayson-the man in charge of the Grayson family and the guy pulling

in a pod: one owned the city's legit business scene,

wall, Madeline spotted Jax and started yelling like he

don't match! I'm gonna die

Madeline a frosty look before snapping at

them go!" he ordered, his

in her chair, and he knew she

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

if I say no?" she asked, her

face turned stormy

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her, taking big, determined

the thicker the air felt, heavy

were just some normal guy, that vibe might've

there, her face

was about ten feet away, her hand flicked up, fast

sound zipped through the

shot

tried to dodge on

reacted, the needle

and all his strength leaked

so damn bullheaded, he'd have faceplanted

a cold,

let it go. But if you freak out my brother, I'll bury you

burned with rage as her cool, in-charge

own.

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 in, loud and

like an autumn

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

sure she