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.

heard the voice and twisted his neck toward the

relief breaking through his usual

Jax Grayson-the man in charge of the Grayson

were like two peas in a pod: one owned the city's legit business scene, the other

the wall, Madeline spotted Jax and

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

Madeline a frosty look before snapping at

he ordered, his voice hit like a

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

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tilting her head like she had all the time

I say no?" she asked,

face turned stormy real

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her,

the thicker the air felt, heavy with a

that vibe

She just sat there, her face blank as

he was about ten feet away,

quiet little sound zipped through the

shot out

to

needle was already stuck in somewhere

and all his strength

so damn bullheaded, he'd have faceplanted

gave him a cold,

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 as a

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

own.

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

was trembling like

already in her, and she

dead sure she could kick the