The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Jonah stood there, quiet, watching the madness unfold right in front of him.

He'd tried to fade into the background, but somehow, they still yanked him into the

mess.

This whole thing was giving him a pounding headache.

He had no idea how to take control of it.

They'd pissed Raven off, and Jonah knew he didn't have the clout to call the shots.

Around Raven, he barely dared to breathe, let alone open his mouth.

Margaret, clueless about the storm churning in Jonah's head, kept pushing.

She took his silence as him weighing Raven's fate.

"General Yardley," she said, voice firm, "forget I'm her grandma for a minute- breaking someone's legs in broad daylight? That's straight-up jail time, no question."

She barreled on, "She's got zero respect for me, but I'm not gonna sink to her level and ditch family."

Her tone eased up a bit. "No need for the death penalty-just lock her up, toss the key, that's plenty."

Jonah stayed mute, still locked in place.

He was silently begging for a way out of this.

a

tried that, the only one staring down a firing squad would

how Jonah's

Margaret's words, clearly

come on," one of them muttered, "you're going easy! A creep like her gets life, she'll sweet-talk her

“Yeah, Margaret, she doesn't even see you as her grandma-quit acting like she's your

in, done with the back-and-forth. "Margaret, stop

smug little grin, the family's support pumping her up. Even the ache in her smashed-up knees

heartless, but this girl's

broke his ribs at how casually Margaret tossed

her own hole all she

from Margaret and the Hendersons, Raven turned her head slow,

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on her

she said, smooth and

bunch blinked,

couldn't piece

as ever with death row hanging over her-had them

twisted with fury. "You little brat! You don't get to throw General Yardley's name around

tell your guys to grab her-execute her right here, right now. The

didn't even flick a glance at

putting on his toughest game

game face. He snapped at the guards the Hendersons had brought, "Take

the family let out a group sigh, the tension melting as Jonah

Raven-some with pity, some