The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 64

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Every single Valor family member gawked at Jonah's sharp salute, his voice full of respect, and their jaws just dropped.

"Lieutenant General Valor?" Someone mumbled it a couple times, like they had to roll it around in their mouth before it fit Raven.

"Asking Raven to get the soldiers ready?" That one came out awkward, stumbling over itself.

Had the world gone crazy, or were they hallucinating?

The guests' eyes were practically bugging out. They pinched themselves, making sure they weren't seeing things.

Jonah was a brigadier general, a rank most folks couldn't even dream of touching. Anyone he'd salute had to be at least a major general, no question.

And that someone? An ex-con with five years in the slammer...

Plus, Jonah was the military's youngest general-his climb was already nuts.

But Raven? She was almost ten years younger than him!

At her age, no matter how good she was, hitting general should've been impossible.

In the middle of the shocked crowd, Franklin was just as floored.

No kidding-Caleb was his golden ticket, his absolute pride.

If Caleb hadn't shrugged off taking over as the Valor family head, Eddie wouldn't have even been in the running.

But now? This whole mess had Franklin second-guessing every call he'd ever made.

The granddaughter he'd battled hard to ditch was outshining his star Caleb by a long shot-racking up titles left and right.

He hadn't just messed up; he'd messed up big time.

The Valor family was a jumble of shock and confusion. Lilian and Marisela weren't far behind-they were out of it too.

They had already guessed Raven wasn't some random nobody.

But even in their craziest guesses, they hadn't pegged her as military, let alone a major general or higher.

If their families found out they were rooming with someone this huge, they'd probably throw a party.

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Still, eyeing Raven-same age as them-and then trying to picture her as some high-up,major general? It didn't quite add up, no matter how they looked at it.

Over to the side, Ruth's face was locked in total disbelief.

face

Her daughter, a military bigshot... She should've been thrilled, but the happiness wouldn't kick in.

Then, quick as a snap, her eyes darted to Raven and it all clicked. Suddenly, every question bouncing around her head had an answer.

She got why Raven moyed so smooth.

Why she had money to toss around.

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was on a different level,

she couldn't figure out was how Raven had shot up this far- She had been locked up at fourteen in

some rough stuff. That was the only thing eating at

on Raven, full of a

for a second until a voice finally broke

General Yardley, you sure you've got the right person?" asked Caleb. Caleb-the 24-year-old major-stared at Jonah, his eyes drowning in doubt. His big moment was

a

a loser by his dad, a nobody in his book- had

tough

eyes on Raven, not giving Caleb even a quick

Jonah before her eyes slid over to

she said, “Put him on the

go-ahead to deal with

whipped his head toward her, no

Lieutenant General Valor!"

their back-and-forth and blinked,

to be an instructor-hadn't even

he got dragged into this, and what was the play behind all

it.

for shaping Vyrdenia's next big shots. Becoming an instructor

Raven's one line lock it in, and Jonah didn't even

up carefully. "Lieutenant General Valor," he said, "the soldiers are good to go whenever. When

enrolling at Regalhold Academy as a student while he was

a laugh imagining tossing his least favorite team members into Raven's class to

more he mulled it over, the more it seemed like a

soldiers under Caleb's command had

them-Raven's identity was so locked down

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her comeback

No way it was

were strict: unless Raven spilled it

her info to the

the dark about her, who knew what those eager-beaver

wouldn't just be the team eating dirt-Jonah would be in the

gone to the general to ask if Raven could give the instructors a quick pre-training

turn rolled

recruit lineup would at least know

the soldiers into the ground during that pre-training? Not his

then sip

on Jonah's nervous energy-like he was scared she'd ditch-and couldn't help

said with a light laugh. "Once I'm

throwing her off, cut

he said fast. "I'm not rushing you-I'll hang out here!

over myself."

wasn't letting up and

settling on Franklin, whose face

her shift, and their breaths caught in their

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clearly enough now. The Raven they'd brushed