The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 36

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

steady, and oddly comforting. "Don't worry, Mom. Everything's

a quick flash of

out of this?" he yelled. "Not

and greeter smirked at Raven too,

wait to watch this arrogant little

it just right.

tasers buzzed

before they could hit, five sharp whistles cut through the air-silver needles flying

Five low groans

cops-including the one aiming his gun from farther

froze, their

greeter sucked in a rough

how'd

Tyler ripped his gun

swung up, locked

1/2

hesitate-pulled the

shot boomed

right after-the bullet

ripped out

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