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, his expression

"You're the

and nodded without missing

at her

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guts," he sneered. "Think you can

security guards

reckless kid

guards moving in quick and gave Richard a laid- back

this party before I find them. You might wanna check with your boss before you

let out a scoff, thick with

with my boss to handle you?" he said.

too full of yourself,

and

barked, "What are you waiting for? Grab

caught Richard's words, and their eyes lit up with

you act

figured this nobody actually thought she was

the Century Globe Hotel?

started something here-ended up with both

had the nerve to talk back to Richard's

he let her slide, they figured, he might

get boxed in, a chilly

now she was acting like a big shot in front of her? Amber wouldn't let that

her little moment, but Amber was

middle school, Raven was just

she'd climbed a step or two since then, but to Amber, she was still a clueless

practically seeing her flattened by the

her gaze, two of the guards' hands edged closer

Almost there.

Just a bit more,

second from smashing her into

about to

through the air from

of you, stop

locked up mid-step, like the order

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the same time, every head in

from some pressing errand, booking