The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 40

Chapter 40

Raven's stare felt like it could turn the room to ice, and everyone held their breath without even realizing it.

For a second, a weird quiet settled over everything.

Raven scanned the frozen crowd, her vibe getting even colder.

"Didn't you hear me?" she asked, her voice sharp and frosty.

"Y-yeah, we heard..." a couple of the shyer ones muttered under their breath, almost on autopilot.

The rest kept their mouths shut, but nobody dared to talk back.

The rest kept their mouths shut, but nobody dared to talk back.Amber watched Raven take over the room, her fists balling up tight.

To her, some nobody she'd almost pushed into a pile of crap back in middle school had no right acting this big in front of her.

But as she peeked at Raven standing there, calm and untouchable, Amber couldn't find the nerve to stand up and say a thing.

Her resentment started boiling up, practically strangling her.

Just then, a firm, no-nonsense voice broke through from across the room.

"What's going on here?" the man demanded, low and steady.

Everyone turned toward the voice at once.

A few in the crowd recognized the middle-aged guy walking over and greeted him quick with respect.

"Mr. Wentworth!" they called out.

It was Richard Wentworth, the hotel's service manager.

A spark of desperate relief flashed across Amber's face.

In the next moment, she looked at Richard, her voice shaky and rushed.

"Sir, my friend's been knocked out cold," she said. "Could you see if there's a doctor around to help her out fast?”

"Knocked out?" Richard's face turned grim right away.

"Who did it?" he asked, his tone stiff.

Amber's eyes darted to Raven without thinking.

But just as fast, she flinched back, like a scared rabbit, looking away quick.

Richard caught the gesture-he immediately got who it was.

locked eyes on Raven, his

the one who

looked back at him, steady as ever, and nodded

squinted at

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got guts," he sneered. "Think you can strut around like you own

to the security guards

this reckless kid down!"

in quick and gave Richard a

she said. "I'd rather not mess up this party before I find them.

a scoff, thick with

handle you?" he said. “Who do you think

bit too full

the guards and saw they stop in

are you waiting

their eyes lit up

see you act tough now,' they

figured this nobody actually thought she was untouchable

trouble in the Century Globe Hotel? She

the last guy who started

loser didn't just hit someone-she had

her slide, they figured, he might as well toss his manager job

Amber watched Raven get boxed in, a chilly smirk creeping onto her

now she was acting like a

had her little moment, but Amber was

in middle school, Raven was just a

or two since then, but to Amber, she was

now, Amber's eyes were locked on Raven, practically seeing her flattened by the guards, groveling for mercy

the guards'

Almost there.

Just a bit more,

from smashing her into

right as their hands were about to nab her,

the air from

All of you, stop

two guards locked up mid-step, like the order was drilled

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time, every head in the room

CEO. He'd just raced back from