The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

The second Raven said it, the already hushed scene got downright silent.

Pretty much everyone swung their eyes to where she was looking.

Now they were starting to buy whatever Raven said.

Still, it stunned them for a bit-Vyrdenia's top military guy was just hanging out there, watching them.

With all those eyes on it, an older man-straight-backed despite his age-strolled out from behind the tree.

The instant Rex recognized him, his eyes widened just a bit.

A quiet “damn” slipped out before he could catch it.

Then he pulled himself together, all respect. "Sir."

But the old man walking over didn't even spare Rex a glance-he just grinned at Raven and started talking.

“Well, kid,” he said, all warm and easy, "your instincts are still spot-on. Thought I was sneaky, but you sniffed me out anyway."

Everyone went still at Lorne's words.

That tone? It wasn't Vyrdenia's military bigwig talking to some underling.

It was straight-up an old guy chatting with his favorite kid-just pure fondness.

Raven cracked a small smile.

"Didn't take you for a peeping Tom," she said, smooth and unfazed.

Rex's jaw practically dropped.

Raven just called a general a "peeping Tom"? She'd lost her mind.

But right when he thought Lorne would scowl and rip into her for the disrespect,

the old man just coughed, brushing off her cheeky remark like it was

nothing.

he turned his

of his shock over Raven's

sharp

Drakon!" he said, full of

Lorne nodded slightly.

he'd had with Raven? Gone when he

his voice

a superior in public," he said, low and steady. "Brigadier General Grayson, this isn't how a general

in how Lorne treated Raven

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second later, he pulled it

he said, all respect.

Rex switched

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not like they deserve to die for it. And even

to that, it shouldn't be Lieutenant

quick, sharp laugh at

cold. "Brigadier General Grayson's never heard of 'an eye for an eye,'

sucking my brother's blood dry calls for a pat on

in Lorne's eyes after Raven's dig and

he stammered, thrown off. “He didn't mean to kill your brother-and he didn't, did he? Your brother's

him a look so cold it shut down his

to Lorne

meant to drain my brother or not, the hospital security footage will clear it up," she said, cool

something under his

out like

jaw

panicked about his fiancée and messed up

his death myself-that wasn't an accident, was it?" he

Raven just smiled.

here today because Jax said he'd apologize face-to- face. I dragged myself halfway across the country to

Bastion's sketchy underworld, had no plans to say sorry. Instead, he rolled up with two hundred thugs

friends hadn't been close by, I might not be here right now,"

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