Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

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The voice cut through the air as a man in his forties, decked out in a police chief's uniform.

He strode into the blood-drawing room with a handful of officers in tow.

The police chief, froze for a split second, staring at the heap of bodyguards sprawled across the floor.

Madeline latched onto the sight of him like he was her last lifeline, her voice cracking with desperation.

"Ryan... Officer Lawson! She's gonna kill me! Arrest her-shoot her, put her down!" she shrieked, her words tumbling out in a frantic mess.

Maybe it was Madeline's outburst, but Ryan's hand darted to his holster the moment he stepped in.

He yanked out his gun and leveled it straight at Raven's head, the barrel a cold, dark void.

Brynjar and the other two caught the chief's move, their faces hardening like

stone.

Jax's voice dropped to a lethal chill.

"Take her out. I'll clean up the mess," he ordered, his tone flat and unyielding.

But Raven? She just stood there, a faint smirk playing on her lips despite the gun aimed at her skull.

"Ryan, five years ago when I walked out of Bastion Prison, you were still a lowly guard. Climbed the ladder fast, huh? Guess promotions make you forget the little people," she said, cool as a breeze.

Ryan blinked hard, caught off guard.

Then it hit him-like a lightning bolt, his eyes widened.

"You-you're HER..." he stammered, shock lacing his voice.

flash, he lowered the gun, quick as

frame started trembling, from excitement, or,

out of THAT place?" he

answering. Instead, she tilted

in on this?" she asked, her

Ryan's face stiffened.

to Jax beside him,

advice-settle it if you can,"

memories of Bastion Prison, those chilling scenes

been just fourteen

was sent

sent to

reckoned with, a name that echoed

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figured her power had grown into something downright terrifying

"Settle it?" Jax echoed.

brows knitted

years-Ryan knew every

was Ryan, pushing

who

shifted to Raven, heavy with a new kind of respect. He let

The Grayson family will pay whatever you want," he said, softening his

let out a

from me. Those two? They're dead today,"

long moment,

give you half the Grayson fortune,"

into a wry,

sounds sweet, but you've got to be alive to spend it," he said, shaking

Jax went quiet.

he fixed Raven with a steady

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