The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Lorne hadn't figured Raven, someone so tough, would have a soft spot for a guy.

But what she said meant one thing: find her man, and she'd take the general job.

With her skills, if that guy was still kicking, she'd hunt him down. No doubt about it.

Sooner or later, she'd say yes to being a general-it was just a waiting game now.

Lorne felt like this turn of events was almost too perfect to believe.

Lorne reined in his excitement quick, turning to Raven with a spark in his eye. "Got any clues on him?"

Raven didn't sidestep it."Could be at Regalhold Academy," she said, keeping her cool.

"Regalhold Academy?" Lorne's eyebrow ticked up, wheels spinning in his head.

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Then he gave a nod. "The dean there's military-picked and he's retiring soon. No replacement yet. How about you step in as acting president for a few days? It'll make things easier if you need to handle business."

general rank, she'd

could walk away whenever

plan."Sounds good," she said quietly. "Keep my name off the radar. And get me an enrollment letter for a student slot at

the Starcard might take some top-level help, and the acting president role would slice through

a student ID would open more doors-or at least

Regalhold Academy?" Jonah cut

with it?" Raven asked, pinning

head quick. "No, no

said it,

he'd be running basic training for Regalhold Academy's new recruits

one of the rookies he'd be barking at would

one-way ticket

freakout. He just dipped

I can pull it off," he said, calm and

sent Jax and the rest packing

even a minute after the place

glanced at it, then snapped upright, facing Raven with

got a lead," he said. "One of my guys saw someone at the Fuller family in Bastion. The guy might

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a heartbeat. "The