Chapter 134

Chapter 134

In the span of a few tense breaths, Jaxton stood frozen, staring at Raven. Even without touching him, she radiated a pressure that made it hard to breathe.

But he clenched his fists tightly, forcing himself to lift his chin and meet her gaze.

"I said something wrong? What are you, exactly? What right do you have to threaten someone's future at Regalhold, or block a qualified candidate from entering the Hundred-Man Unit?"

He didn't get an answer. He got a kick to the chest.

The dull thud of impact echoed sharply across the field.

Jaxton, who had only just managed to sit up moments before, was sent crashing back to the ground.

Pain surged through his chest like a tidal wave, blood rising fast and spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Raven lowered her foot, calm as ever, and looked down at him.

"You want to talk about qualifications?" she said softly. "Stand up first. Then we'll talk."

Jaxton's left hand curled into a fist.

The hatred in his eyes had turned razor-sharp.

He didn't just want to kill her.

He wanted her to suffer. He wanted to drag her through every nightmare imaginable before he let her die.

"I'm a direct heir of the Barrera family," he growled. "If you touch me again, you'd better be ready for the wrath of my entire bloodline."

Raven laughed. "The Barrera family?"

Before he could react, she took a single, casual step forward-and stomped down on his right leg.

of bone shattering rang out, followed immediately by Jaxton's

weren't trying to keep things clean inside the academy,

"Leopard, I don't want

to breathe under the weight of her presence,

"Y... Yes, ma'am."

feet, then hauled Jaxton's limp body off the ground and

a hundred trainees in Class Six stood frozen, staring at Jaxton's mangled form as he was

missed the pain on his face-or the terrifying ease with which

in

Steve-still among the standing-felt an inexplicable sense

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God he hadn't said out loud what he'd been thinking just

him being dragged

faded quickly, replaced

from a backwater city. What right

humiliate heirs from noble houses like this? Let me get out of this squad. Just once.

his heart, Raven's gaze

body reacting before

move. She

her phone buzzed in

and glanced

Baby" on

Raven blinked.

a message

No reply.

this? Short. Cold. Pouting. Clearly, Cassian was

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