The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 64

Chapter 64

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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air, like she was on a different

had shot up this far- She had been locked up at fourteen in Bastion Prison, with no contacts,

rough stuff. That

Raven, full

room stayed hush for a second until a

right person?" asked Caleb. Caleb-the 24-year-old major-stared at Jonah, his eyes drowning in doubt. His big moment was landing that

a sucker punch, spelling

said it flat-out: Raven-labeled a loser by his dad, a nobody in

a tough

antsy eyes on Raven, not giving Caleb

cool glance at Jonah before her eyes slid over to Caleb, who was glaring at her with a mix of scorn and

on the instructor list

caught Raven's words. She was basically handing him the go-ahead to deal with the soldiers' pre-training. And he nearly

his head toward her, no

Lieutenant General Valor!" he

and blinked, completely

hadn't volunteered to be an instructor-hadn't even thought

dragged into this, and what

it.

the spot for shaping Vyrdenia's next big shots. Becoming an instructor there? You had to jump

in, and Jonah didn't

it out, Jonah paused, then spoke up carefully. "Lieutenant General Valor," he said, "the soldiers are good

Raven was enrolling at Regalhold Academy as a student

his least favorite team members into Raven's class to drill

it over, the more it seemed like a train wreck waiting to

under Caleb's command had

it wasn't just them-Raven's identity was so locked

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from her comeback knew what

No way it

military rules were strict: unless Raven

her info to

them in the dark about her, who knew what those eager-beaver grunts, dying to show off for the recruits,

stuck with Raven's class ticked her off enough, it wouldn't just be the team eating dirt-Jonah

over, he'd gone to the general to ask if Raven could

rolled around, whichever unlucky guy spotted

at least know what was

for how Raven might run the soldiers into the ground during

sip

nervous energy-like he was scared she'd ditch-and couldn't

a light laugh. "Once I'm

out about anything throwing her off, cut in

not rushing you-I'll hang out here! I

over myself."

up and didn't fight it.

on Franklin, whose face

family crew saw her shift,

www

now. The Raven they'd brushed off