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.

eyes on Raven,

snapped, "You're the one who did

looked back at him, steady as ever, and nodded without

squinted at her bold

1/3

+5

0.67%

+5

Chapter 40

he sneered. "Think you can strut around

he turned to the security guards nearby

kid down!" he

in quick and

not mess up this party before I find them. You might wanna check with your boss before you try anything with

out a scoff, thick

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

bit too full

guards and saw they stop in their

you waiting

lit up with smug grins as

act tough now,' they

actually

Globe Hotel? She

who started something here-ended up with both

hit someone-she had the

slide, they figured, he might as well toss

boxed in, a chilly smirk creeping

Raven eating dirt. And now she was acting like a big shot in front of her?

her little moment, but Amber was set to see

in middle school, Raven was just

a step or two since then, but to Amber, she was

locked on Raven, practically seeing her flattened by the guards, groveling for

two of the guards' hands edged closer

Almost there.

Just a bit more,

second from smashing her into the

their hands were about to nab her, a

the air

you, stop right

guards locked up mid-step, like the order was

2/3

16:29 Mon, 14 Apr

Chapter 40

the same time, every head in

CEO. He'd just raced back from some pressing errand, booking