Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Vivian stared at Rex, her mind going blank.

Everything she thought she knew exploded right in front of her, leaving her dizzy.

She knew Rex was a military general.

So she was stunned when he dropped on his knees in front of Raven.

It turns out that, this random girl from Bastion wasn't just the Valhalla master but a general too.

Vivian didn't get it-How did a 19-year-old become a general?

She couldn't come up with a second one in her life who had pulled off something this wild.

Eddie stood there, just as stunned, his eyes empty.

Learning Raven was the Valhalla master had already knocked him sideways.

Now Rex kneeling made it clear her rank might even top his.

All his efforts to protect Raven made him feel like a clown now.

"Shouldn't have come," he mocked himself bitterly.

Next to Raven, he-the future head of Regalhold's Valor family-felt like a complete nobody.

Thinking back to how he'd begged Raven to run, not once but twice, he wanted to dig a hole and hide.

Someone like her against the Grayson family was like an elephant crushing ants- she'd flatten them without even trying.

And he'd told her to run... Now that just looked dummy.

own storm of feelings, didn't have time to worry about

looked up at Raven, his eyes full of

all the family I've got left. Let them

him, her face

you," she said calmly, "I let Dane off yesterday because

didn't take the hint. That's

Thorian and

"Do it," she said.

heart slammed in

head back to

me, killing them in public goes against Vyrdenia

curled into

They

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her voice icy. "Did Dane care about Vyrdenia law when he tried

about it when he showed up with two hundred guys to take me

just some random person, I'd be dead by now," she sneered, "And you, hiding in the background, wouldn't even

my face?" A little sarcasm slipped

when it works for you,

words hit hard,

he took a breath,

all serious. "They're just regular Vyrdenia people. You're a military higher-up-everything you do carries Vyrdenia's weight. You want to hurt them today? Over

could get him slapped with

his only son and brother on the line,

his eyes, her

cold enough to stop

say they're dying

took a slow breath,

I'll have to take this to General Lorne Drakon," he said heavily. "Let him deal with

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