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.

on Raven, his expression

"You're the one who did

ever, and nodded without missing

squinted at her

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guts," he sneered. "Think you can

turned to the security

kid down!" he

glanced at the dozen guards moving in quick and gave Richard

here looking for someone," she said. "I'd rather not mess up this party before I find them. You

a scoff, thick

handle you?" he said. “Who do

too full

to the guards and saw

barked, "What are you waiting for? Grab

and their eyes lit up with smug

see you act tough

nobody actually thought

Century Globe Hotel? She must be

last guy who started something here-ended up with both

just hit someone-she had the nerve to talk back to

he might as well toss his manager job out

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

was acting like a big shot in

Amber was set to see

school, Raven was

step or two since then,

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

two of the guards' hands

Almost there.

Just a bit more,

smashing

were about to nab her, a

the air from

stop right now!" a

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

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the same time, every head in the room snapped toward the

him-the hotel's CEO. He'd just raced back from some pressing errand, booking it over as fast