The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

The crew behind Jax stared at the phone on the ground, swapping confused glances.

They couldn't figure out what kind of call could shake Jax enough to make him drop it like that. The guy always kept it together.

Next to him, Dane sat in his wheelchair, watching Jax's stiff posture. A sick feeling churned in his stomach.

"Jax, what's up?" he asked, his brow wrinkling.

Jax didn't say a word, just stood there quiet.

Then he slowly turned his head toward Raven, his glare cold and piercing.

"You behind this?" he asked, voice low.

Raven looked back with a small smile.

"Told you," she said easy, "I'd show you what regret feels like."

Jax's fists tightened, knuckles cracking from the pressure.

Dane caught their back-and-forth, and panic hit him hard.

"Jax, what's going on?" he pushed, his voice jumping with worry. Jax took a deep breath, his words coming out rough and gravelly. "The Group-it's finished," he said, heavy and slow.

Dane's eyes widened. He was dumbfounded.

He scrambled for his phone, pulling it out of his pocket in a clumsy rush.

It'd been on silent before they got here he hadn't even noticed till now.

When he got it out, the screen lit up with a call coming in.

He sucked in a shaky breath, his trembling finger tapping accept

the voice on the line

He

"What happened?" he snapped.

left-how could the Group collapse in under

the files. You know a ton of that stuff can't hit the light.

wide, shock

locked tight. The Group had killer

it was some world-class hacker," the voice added, sounding helpless. "Our firewall was like

a breath and

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few seconds of quiet dragged

done deal. Maybe... you could hit up Mr. Jax Grayson to

"Smash!"

the phone down in

took over, and his phone smashed into the ground, breaking apart. It didn't touch the anger burning in his chest,

work, wiped out in

swung his head toward Raven, eyes flaming with hate, locked on her.

tiny nod, barely noticeable, then set his eyes on Raven and

fast," he said cold, "but you've pushed me

heard that big-shot CEO line and shook her head, half-smirking, half-

tough-guy talk back then-and she'd still snapped his

on Jax and got

of patience," she said, her voice cool. "Give

take a

eyes burned darker, his whole vibe

hard stare on Raven, each word sharp

see what you've got," he shot

Grayson family would feel the sting- he got