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..

forward when a good-looking girl walking

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girl yelped, eyes

raised an eyebrow.

the old Raven was a shy doormat,

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Dale? The original Raven had saved her once, totally by chance, and she'd looked up to her like a hero ever since. Pretty much her only

voice, concern

Bastion Prison all day yesterday and didn't spot you. Then I swung by the Henderson place- couldn't even

the genuine worry in Hailey's eyes, and her own face

let out a big, relieved

glanced at the Century Globe

asked, "Heard the Fuller family rented out the whole place today.

Raven

like us, school is the only way up. I got into one,

Preston Fuller picks someone to recommend for Regalhold

an invite to the

her pocket, carefully

dropped a hundred grand just for this- the

what level's yours? Can I check it out?"

shrugged. She didn't

already put her on the guest list. She could

question? Raven

off.

quietly, "Raven, you're not saying you don't have

can still get

in. "No chance! They've got people checking at the door. No

that Regalhold Common School spot

dig up

pulled it out to call

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

cold, her head jerking

the woman walking over, her

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newcomer too. She was in sharp business

saw them

recognize her, but she

woman stepped up to

Valor, hey," she greeted, "I'm Linda Foster, branch

Bank's Bastion spot."

sucked in

locked on Linda, full of

just any bank-it was

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she'd landed the Bastion branch manager role, the youngest of

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

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