Chapter 36

Chapter 36

"So, I hear you just got out of Bastion Prison yesterday?" the greeter taunted, her voice dripping with scorn.

She scoffed, "Barely out and already snagging a fortune-guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks! Far as I'm concerned, lowlife trash like you deserves a bullet to the brain!"

The teller nodded, then threw a glance at the cop with his gun trained on Raven.

"What's the holdup?" she hollered, "She's fresh out of jail and already pulling this crap-why go soft on garbage like her? Drop her now!"

Ruth caught their words and started fighting hard.

"Let me go!" she yelled, her voice rough and fierce. "You can kill me, but you're not laying a hand on my daughter!"

She'd spent almost twenty years with the Henderson family, where nonstop jabs and pressure had ground her down.

To keep the peace, she'd learned to swallow her words and back off.

But her daughter? That was where she drew the line.

She'd made a promise to herself: anyone who came for her kid, she'd drag down with her, even if it meant dying!

She only got a couple of good struggles in before a pair of calm hands gripped her arms.

Ruth stopped cold.

Raven's voice

oddly comforting. "Don't worry, Mom.

heard Raven's words, and a quick flash

out of this?"

at Raven too, their faces oozing

couldn't wait to watch this arrogant

timing it just right. They aimed tasers at Raven's torso and

The tasers

could hit, five sharp whistles cut through the

groans

cops-including the one aiming his gun

two bank staff froze, their cocky

sucked in a rough

stammered, "H-How... how'd she do

spoke, Tyler ripped his gun

up, locked on Raven's

1/2

didn't hesitate-pulled

shot boomed through

sharp ping came right after-the bullet bouncing

gut-wrenching scream ripped out of

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