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.

his head toward

his shock over Raven's word choice the moment Lorne's eyes hit

sharp salute, and boomed out

Drakon!" he said, full

Lorne nodded slightly.

he'd had with Raven? Gone when he looked at

were cool, his voice

in public," he said, low and steady. "Brigadier General Grayson, this

treated Raven versus

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later, he pulled it together

respect.

Rex switched

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it's not like they

shouldn't be Lieutenant General Valor calling the

a quick, sharp laugh at

she said, her voice cold. "Brigadier General Grayson's never heard of 'an eye for an eye,'

blood dry calls for a pat on the back

in Lorne's eyes after Raven's dig and hurried to

save somebody," he stammered, thrown off. “He didn't mean to kill

so cold it shut down

to

not, the hospital security

then mumbled something under his breath, out of

it out like

clenched his jaw and stepped

own it-Dane panicked about his fiancée and messed up big

you order his death myself-that wasn't an accident, was

Raven just smiled.

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

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

I might not be here right now,"

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