Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Margaret wanted to say something nice, for dock lord her do the wade winte

She didn't understand

She couldn't figure out why font we in that c

She'd assumed it was just a prison showtie for ex-com

She thought Raven, that nobody, couldn't ponally rare what Arary kinky the Heaters impress.

Still, Margaret hadn't led the Hendersons this long for nording site was quick on dom

She swallowed her surprise fast. A fake smile spread scrow her writhetruck,

"General Yardley, she started, "I'm a straight talker 1 might've come down hard on the the just wow But I'm ber gradua Everything I said was for her own good. Don't get the wrong idea,

Raven heard that and chuckled

"For my own good? She's got a real knack for twisting things Raven sád, wirkung

"Well, guess I don't mind paying her back" she added, cool as ever,

She stepped forward. One slow step at a time toward Margaret

As Raven closed in, Margaret felt a weight. Thick and unseen.

It pressed on her chest. She could barely catch her breath

"You little- Margaret started to snap.

"Slap!" A crisp smack landed on her face.

popped out of her

for your greed. You'd sell out your own blood for a buck!" Raven

reeling from

she could pull herself

Another smack cracked across her weathered

all high and mighty. You're no mom or grandma!"

third slap hit

for-"

slap

rolled in right

slaps hammered Margaret's face in

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Chapter 12

teeth were gone. Raven had knocked every úngle one

buckled. She

Margaret hollered, her voice quaking with rage, "You little monster, I'm your grandmat How could

ending you right now...

battered, Margaret kept

around her stood frozen, floored by Raven's ruthless

from five years ago. Back then, she wouldn't even mouth off

was, smacking her own grandma right in front of them

off the

up

Raven turned toward it.

frail woman, all skin and bones, staring at her with

let out, almost

when she heard Raven's

forward, tears pouring down her face, and

Raven gave a small smile and spread her

it.

murmured, over and over, "You're back. You're

didn't last. A sharp glare

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