The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

"Yes, ma'am!" The two guys holding Dane snapped to it without missing a beat.

No second-guessing-they each smáshed a fist into one of Dane's legs.

"Crack!" The sound of bones breaking bounced off the walls in the quiet blood- drawing room.

"Crack!" Another loud snap hit right after, cutting through the air.

The double whack of busted legs rang out like a firecracker in the dead silence.

"Guh!" The sharp pain jolted Dane awake, his eyes flying open.

Jax's fist balled up tight, veins bulging.

"You devil!" he yelled, pissed beyond belief.

He'd figured Raven would back down once she heard about Dane's dad's rank.

He'd even imagined her playing it safe, maybe throwing out a half-hearted "sorry."

But nope-she didn't even flinch before telling them to trash his legs.

"Help... help me..." Madeline mumbled from the wall.

She was barely there, her voice fading into a weak whisper.

Then, with that last plea, her hand flopped down

The stunner who'd had Dane hooked was gone, just like that.

"All right, Zack needs some rest. We're wrapping up for today," Raven said, cool and collected as always.

"Oh, and one more thing-1 might let it go for now, but what you did to my brother? That's not done," she added.

"You've got three days. I want answers from the Grayson family, or I'll drop by myself for a little talk," she said, her voice turning frosty.

"See them out!" Raven waved a hand.

As she said it, the two guys next to Dane hoisted him up, dragging him out, his face dripping with sweat from the pain.

Ryan shot a look at Jax-whose glare could've sliced Raven in half-paused, then carefully nudged him toward the door.

At the doorway, Jax's ice-cold eyes locked onto Raven.

"You want answers? Fine. Tomorrow, five p.m., base of Cloudridge. I'll give you your answers-and a little 'surprise' on the side."

Raven raised an eyebrow. "Nice. But let's get one thing straight-if your surprise sucks, I don't care if the Grayson family's got a brigadier general, or even a straight-up GENERAL. You'll find out what happens when you mess with my brother."

Jax's glare turned murderous, like he was already seeing her six feet under.

Tomorrow, he'd show this cocky girl what a military brigadier general was really about.

"Boss, what about these doctors and nurses?" Brynjar asked, keeping his tone low and respectful.

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sprawled on the floor, finally catching their breath. He then looked to Raven

scanned them, cold

nurses like

nearby, and they knew she

gutsed up to push

overseas, no sweat. But taking

might bring some

eyes drifted back to the

under her stare,

up her brother once his blood transfusion

and feet. Leave them outside,"

"Yes, boss!" Brynjar snapped.

the doctors and

away from me-ahh!” one

Screams tore through the

walked out

stepped into the next room and the

trailing behind

onto

blue ear stud hustled

pin down

I found it," he said. "The exact spot

chill as can be,

she asked, her voice cutting straight

from the warzone overseas. Not for some fancy meeting. Not even to hash things out with

the thing that could turn the battlefield upside

flip the game. No more taking hits

a million troops. Right

show those cocky outsiders who really ran the

it," Hugmuinn

at that. "Well,

the Henderson family

Jennings family's colonel. She pushed her own

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poor girl was the original owner of Raven's

was a nightmare. So the girl took him

That's when

bed. Even knocked out, his face

years back, Margaret

the Grayson family. The old lady

uh, General Valor, is your brother good?"

The guy was twenty-eight and already a

total legend in

stood in front of Raven, all

He knew her deal.

joined Vyrdenia's military at