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.

turned his head

over Raven's

gave a sharp salute, and

he said,

Lorne nodded slightly.

had with Raven? Gone

cool, his voice carrying a hint of

and now talking back to a superior in public," he said, low and

treated Raven versus him, and his stomach knotted

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second later, he pulled it together and rushed to

sir,” he said, all respect. "I've been too

then, Rex switched

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my family screwed up, but it's not like they deserve to die for it.

to that, it shouldn't be Lieutenant General

sharp laugh

her voice cold. "Brigadier General Grayson's never heard of 'an

blood dry calls for a pat on the back

caught the frost in Lorne's eyes after Raven's dig and hurried

blood to save somebody," he stammered, thrown off. “He didn't mean to kill your brother-and he

so

to Lorne

to drain my brother or not, the hospital security footage will clear

mumbled something under his

laying it out like

his jaw and stepped

he snapped. "I'll own it-Dane panicked about his

Jax? I heard you order his death myself-that

Raven just smiled.

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

running Bastion's sketchy underworld, had no plans to

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

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