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

snapped, "You're the one

ever, and nodded without missing a beat.

squinted at

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

turned to the security

reckless kid down!"

moving in quick and gave

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

a

you?" he said. “Who do

full of

and

you waiting for?

words, and their eyes lit up with

you act tough

figured this nobody actually thought she

Globe Hotel? She

the last guy who started something here-ended up with both legs

someone-she had the nerve to talk

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

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

ago, she had Raven eating dirt. And now she was acting like a big shot

moment, but Amber was set to see

was just

two since then, but to Amber, she was

her flattened by the guards,

of the

Almost there.

Just a bit more,

from smashing her into the

hands were about to nab

through the air from

you, stop right now!" a

up mid-step, like the order was drilled into

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every head in the room snapped toward

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