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

of relief breaking

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

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

the wall, Madeline spotted Jax and started yelling like he

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

frosty look

go!" he ordered, his voice hit like a

her chair, and he knew she was the one running the

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with Jax, tilting her head like

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

turned

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at her, taking

thicker the air felt,

guy, that vibe might've had her shaking and begging

sat there, her face

about ten feet away, her hand flicked

quiet little sound zipped

needle shot out like a

to dodge

he reacted, the needle was already stuck in somewhere

and all

weren't so damn bullheaded,

him a cold,

if you freak out my brother, I'll bury you and the whole Grayson crew with them,"

eyes burned with rage as her cool, in-charge

own.

smirk. "Guess I'll see

trembling like

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

sure she could kick