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..

stepped forward when a good-looking girl walking

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the girl

an

was

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her once, totally by chance, and she'd looked

Raven's voice,

her arms, "I waited outside Bastion Prison all day yesterday and didn't spot you. Then I swung by the Henderson place- couldn't

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

let out a

Century Globe

Fuller family rented out the whole place

Raven

small nod. "For people like us, school is the only way up. I

someone to

get me an invite to the

carefully pulling out a

holding it up. "My family dropped a hundred grand just for

yours? Can I check

She didn't

on the guest list. She

out that sudden invite question? Raven didn't have one to

off.

then said quietly, "Raven, you're not saying

I can still get in," Raven replied,

panic creeping in. "No chance! They've got people checking at the door. No invite, and the Fuller family'll kick

that Regalhold Common School spot could be

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

out to call her dad, a

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

her head

walking over, her

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at the newcomer too. She was in sharp

saw them and lifted an

didn't recognize her, but she

stepped up to Raven, a touch

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

Bank's Bastion spot."

in a quick

on Linda,

Bank wasn't just any bank-it was

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twenty-eight, she'd landed the Bastion branch manager role, the youngest of all Starspire's

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someone like Linda would stand there, facing Raven, and

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