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."

lieutenant general rank, she'd have more sway than any regular dean-maybe even

walk away whenever she

at Lorne's slick plan."Sounds good," she said quietly. "Keep my name off the radar. And get

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

her guy, she figured a student ID would open more doors-or at least feel

a student at Regalhold Academy?"

problem with it?" Raven asked, pinning

his head

he said it, his face twisted with something

be running basic training for Regalhold Academy's new

of the rookies he'd be barking at would be

was a one-way ticket to

Jonah's quiet freakout. He just dipped his head at Raven's request for the

if I can pull it off," he said,

and the rest packing to Bastion Prison,

the place emptied, Hugmuinn's

upright, facing Raven with a dead-serious

he said. "One of my guys saw someone at the Fuller

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