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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she was on a different level, not

far- She had been locked up at fourteen in Bastion

rough stuff. That was the only thing eating at

eyes softened on Raven, full

room stayed hush for a second until a

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

like a sucker

dad, a nobody in his book- had

tough pill to

his antsy eyes on Raven, not giving Caleb even a quick

Jonah before her eyes slid over to Caleb, who

on the instructor

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

head toward her,

sirl Lieutenant General Valor!" he

their back-and-forth and blinked, completely caught

volunteered to be an

dragged into this, and

it.

an instructor there? You had to jump through hoops way ahead

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

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

ever since he'd heard Raven was enrolling at Regalhold Academy as a student

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

mulled it over, the more

Caleb's

just them-Raven's identity was so locked down and

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insiders from her comeback knew what

picture? No way it was out

were strict: unless Raven spilled it herself, Jonah

her info to the

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

stuck with Raven's class ticked her off enough, it wouldn't

to ask

rolled around,

would at least

for how Raven might run the soldiers into the ground during that

luck, then sip

he was scared she'd ditch-and couldn't help but

with a light laugh. "Once I'm done

anything throwing her off,

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

over myself."

and didn't fight it.

turned a bit, her eyes settling on Franklin, whose face was

Valor family crew saw her shift, and their breaths

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brushed off as