The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

A couple more loud snaps echoed as fingers broke all at once.

"Crack! Crack!"

This time, Tyler didn't even manage a scream-he blacked out from the pain.

"Mom, what do you want to do with them?" Raven asked, her tone as steady as

ever.

Ruth blinked out of her haze.

She turned to Raven fast, her forehead creasing.

"Raven," she said worriedly, "they said that bank card you gave me has a hundred million dollars. That true?"

"Yeah," Raven said with a casual shrug. “Just take it for now. When it runs out, tell me-I'll grab you another."

Ruth didn't perk up at that. Instead, her face tightened with worry.

She asked, "Raven, where'd you get money like that?"

Raven gave a small, easy smile. "It's legit, Mom. Spend it, no worries-nobody's coming after us."

"But how'd you pull in that much?" Ruth pushed, still frowning. "Is it risky?"

Raven's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

She'd thought Ruth was hung up on where the cash came from, not expecting her real fear was about her safety.

Her look softened, warming just a touch. "Relax. In all of Vyrdenia, almost nobody can lay a finger on me."

Ryan overheard Raven's big talk, and his stomach did a flip.

He knew she'd walked out of prison with some serious chops, but this? That kind of confidence was wild.

Still, after what he'd seen of her in Bastion Prison, he believed her.

His respect for her notched up, and it showed in his eyes.

Right then, Raven turned her gaze his way.

"These three just tried to kill me," she said, her voice cold as ice. "I'm leaving the cleanup to you. Don't mess it up."

Ryan nodded quick, almost dipping into a bow.

"Yes, ma'am! Tyler broke the law he's supposed to enforce I'll hit him hard," he paused, and went on, "The other two? They're in on it, plotting murder for a payday. At the very least, they're all facing life in a cell."

Raven gave a short nod, not bothering to glance at the trio again, and guided Ruth out of the holding room.

After that, she took Ruth to the hospital, telling Brynjar to stick around and watch her.

Just as she was about to head back toward the Fuller family, she got word: they were throwing a banquet at the Century Globe Hotel.

A bit later, she pulled up to the hotel's front doors..

when a good-looking girl walking

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the girl yelped,

raised an eyebrow.

was a shy doormat, not exactly winning

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The original Raven had saved her once, totally by chance, and she'd looked up to her like a hero

over at Raven's voice, concern

outside Bastion Prison all day yesterday and didn't spot

eyes, and her own

let out a big,

the Century Globe

out the whole place today. You

Raven

us, school is the only

party, Preston Fuller picks someone

string he could to get me an invite to

pocket, carefully pulling out a red

a hundred grand just

level's yours? Can I

shrugged. She didn't

on the guest

sudden invite question?

off.

said quietly, "Raven, you're not saying

get in," Raven replied,

people checking at the door.

or me, that Regalhold Common School spot could be a game-changer," she blurted out

calling my dad right now-see if he can dig up another invite..." Hailey started reaching

pulled it out to call

banquet invite, if Miss Valor's cool with it, it's hers!" The tone was friendly but had

stopped cold, her

the woman walking

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the newcomer too. She was in sharp business suit,

woman saw them and

but she was

up to Raven, a touch

she greeted, "I'm

Bank's Bastion spot."

in a quick

eyes locked on

bank-it was THE

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she'd landed the Bastion branch manager role, the youngest of all Starspire's branch bosses.

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that someone like Linda would stand there, facing Raven, and say in a voice so low it almost sounded

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