The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

The next day at noon, two people-a guy and a girl-rolled up outside the VIP ward

at the hospital.

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The girl was in her early twenties. She was Vivian Jennings, the niece of the Jennings family's current head.

She'd gotten a call from Miranda yesterday and figured it was time to settle the score with Raven, who'd caused her grandpa's death five years ago.

Just as she was about to head out, she heard Eddie Valor-the guy she'd been after-was swinging by Bastion to visit his aunt.

So she hitched a ride with him to the hospital, planning to deal with the Henderson family afterward.

As the two stepped into the room, Zack was sitting there, eyeballing the meat loafs, veggies, and two eggs Ruth had brought. His big eyes blinked, all wide and curious.

He hadn't had a decent meal in ages, let alone one with this much grub.

Ruth had just grabbed a bowl and chopsticks when she spotted the pair walking in.

She frowned, thrown off. "Who are you?"

The good-looking guy flashed a grin.

"It's me, Eddie Valor," he said, "Grandpa sent me to lend a hand."

Ruth paused for a beat, then a soft, nostalgic look crossed her face.

She exclaimed, "Can't believe you're such a big guy now!"

Yesterday, she'd reached out to her family-the one she hadn't talked to in almost twenty years.

This Eddie was the guy they'd sent to back her up. They said he was a Warrior, and he'd make the Grayson and Henderson families pay.

Vivian was giving Ruth a slow once-over, her brow wrinkling a bit.

Ruth seemed familiar for some reason, but Vivian couldn't quite pin it down yet.

"Come on in, grab a seat," Ruth said with an easy smile. "I didn't cook anything special today, but we can make it work. Should be enough to keep us going." Eddie gave a quick nod and guided Vivian to the table.

But when Vivian eyed the spread-three dishes and a soup, nothing greasy in sight-her dainty brows scrunched up tight.

Her cold stare zeroed in on Ruth.

some guts serving us this trash even beggars wouldn't touch," she

puzzled, not totally

was the best meal he'd had

veggies, and two eggs sitting right there on

saying it's trash beggars wouldn't eat?

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they could frost the

excer Antle guy, at some sugrateful idiot" she said,

a blade. "Brynjar, get

her eyes sparking with icy

case quick meation, she wept

outo the floor, one after

into bits with a

the half-eaten egg and greens

his eyes to the mess on

one

still good. He hopped off his chair, bending down with his small frame to grab

docked what he was doing. Her eyes narrowed with

trash something, nobody got in her

her foot, ready to stomp down hard

of broken porcelain was under his fingers. If she hit it right, it'd cut straight through his

coming, A flash of raw fury lit

set to boot Vivian out herself, when

A clean, loud

at Eddie, stunned, like she couldn't believe he'd laid

firm and no-nonsense. "Apologize to Auntie Ruth.

through gritted teeth, "don't think you can

"Apologize to her." "Eddie, Vivian glared, her

she turned, Brynjar stepped into her path, his face twisted

swung a hand, aiming to

it could connect, something unstoppable

heavy

back hard by the sheer

of luck, her body crashed

broken plate.

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than an inch long-tore

started pooling, soaking her light pink casual outfit and turning it red in no

sting. She just gawked