The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 8

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.

gun, quick as if it

trembling, from excitement,

got out of THAT place?" he

bother answering. Instead, she tilted

between me and the Graysons. You sure you want in on this?" she asked, her tone calm but

Ryan's face stiffened.

turned slowly to Jax beside him, hesitating before

my advice-settle it if you can,"

couldn't shake the memories of Bastion Prison, those chilling scenes that still made

been just fourteen

she was sent to THAT hell

anyone sent to that hellhole who survived

be reckoned with, a name that

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figured her power had grown into something

"Settle it?" Jax echoed.

brows knitted together

knew every

was Ryan, pushing

he wondered who

with a new kind of respect. He let out a

family will pay

let out a soft laugh, sharp with

your whole clan wouldn't take more than a word from me. Those two? They're dead

eyes with Raven for a long moment, then turned to Ryan, his voice low

I'll give you half

into a wry,

Grayson, half your family's cash sounds sweet, but you've got to be

Jax went quiet.

Raven

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