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.

Valor a life

one staring down a firing squad would

Hendersons didn't notice how Jonah's face went

frowned at Margaret's words, clearly not

going easy! A creep like her gets life, she'll

see you as her grandma-quit acting like she's your

done with the back-and-forth. "Margaret, stop yakking-just tell General Yardley to green-light the death

into a smug little grin, the family's support pumping her up. Even the ache in her

I'm not heartless, but this girl's gone rotten. The whole Henderson family agrees- death penalty's

casually Margaret tossed out a death

Margaret dig her own hole all she wanted-just not drag

as Jonah was about to buckle under the heat from Margaret and the Hendersons, Raven turned her head slow,

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playing on her

said, smooth and

Henderson bunch blinked, thrown by

piece

as ever with death row hanging over her-had them

she knew the end was near and had quit bothering to fight. Margaret's face twisted with fury.

at Jonah. "Sir, tell your guys to grab her-execute her right here, right now. The Hendersons won't bat

flick a glance

on his toughest game

snapped at the guards the Hendersons had brought, "Take her

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

swung to Raven-some