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..

girl walking in stopped dead

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the girl yelped, eyes

raised an eyebrow.

remembered-back in junior high, the old Raven was a shy doormat, not

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

hurried over at Raven's voice, concern all over

"I waited outside Bastion Prison all day yesterday and didn't spot you.

genuine worry in Hailey's eyes, and her own

let out a big,

glanced at the Century

the Fuller family rented out the whole place today. You here for

You?" Raven

gave a small nod. "For people like us, school is the

at the party, Preston Fuller picks someone to recommend

invite to the Fuller

carefully pulling out a red

"My family dropped a hundred grand just for this- the cheapest

yours? Can I check it out?" Hailey

shrugged. She didn't have

put her on the guest

throwing out that sudden invite question?

off.

not

but I can still get in," Raven

tightened, a little panic creeping in. "No chance! They've got people checking

or me, that Regalhold Common School spot

dig

it out to call her dad, a smooth,

got an extra Fuller family banquet invite, if Miss Valor's cool with it, it's hers!" The tone was friendly

her head jerking

saw the woman walking over, her

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at the newcomer too. She was in

woman saw them and

she was obviously

to Raven, a touch

greeted, "I'm Linda Foster, branch manager at

Bank's Bastion spot."

in

eyes locked on Linda, full

just any bank-it was THE

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someone like Linda would stand there, facing Raven, and say in a voice

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