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

whole frame started trembling, from

place?" he

bother answering. Instead, she tilted her head

me and the Graysons. You sure you want in on this?" she

Ryan's face stiffened.

Jax beside him,

one. Take my advice-settle it if you can," he said,

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

been just fourteen

sent to

the rumors: anyone sent to that hellhole who survived

with, a name that echoed in the

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figured her power had grown into

"Settle it?" Jax echoed.

knitted together

years-Ryan knew every

Ryan,

he wondered who the girl really

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

Madeline go. The Grayson family will pay

want?" Raven let out a soft laugh,

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

with Raven for a long moment, then turned

half the Grayson fortune,"

into

you've got to be

Jax went quiet.

fixed Raven with a

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