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."

called it "acting president," but with her lieutenant general rank, she'd have more sway than any regular dean-maybe even the

could walk away whenever she

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

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

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

up as a student at Regalhold Academy?" Jonah cut in,

a problem with it?" Raven asked,

head quick. "No, no

as he said it, his face

gotten word he'd be running basic training for

meant one of the rookies he'd be barking at would

one-way ticket to disaster

didn't catch Jonah's quiet freakout. He just dipped

it dropped off today if I can pull it off," he said,

the rest packing

even a minute after the place

then snapped upright, facing Raven with a dead-serious

of my guys saw someone at the Fuller family in Bastion. The guy might

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for a heartbeat.