The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 135

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Chapter 135

Raven raised an eyebrow as the whispers around her grew louder.

Isla's dating Cassian? That was the first she'd heard of it.

Still surrounded by murmurs and side glances, she stepped calmly into Classroom 302.

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Her eyes landed immediately on Cassian, seated in the third row-perfectly composed, almost detached-while the rest of the room buzzed with barely restrained infatuation.

Nearly every student, especially the girls, cast him discreet, lingering looks, and every few seconds, someone would let out a dreamy sigh.

"Quiet down, please," the professor said, tapping the desk with mild irritation.

He looked out over the packed lecture hall with a headache already brewing.

Normally, he'd be thrilled if even thirty students showed up for this unpopular elective.

Today, he sincerely wished there were fewer.

His eyes flicked to Cassian, then to Raven, who had just paused in the doorway. "The room's full," he said. "You at the door-please shut it behind you."

Several heads turned to see who he was talking to.

When they saw Raven, a ripple of stunned recognition passed through the room, followed quickly by a shrill voice breaking the silence.

"Wait-it's her?!"

Everyone turned toward the speaker.

her?"

she? I've never seen

her properly. This

"She blew it?"

along while flirting with some other cute guy on the side. This morning, both of them showed

everyone in the room could hear, and clearly meant

raised one perfectly shaped brow in mild amusement. Suddenly, he didn't feel so bad about

for a year. Plenty of girls have tried getting close to him, and he's turned them all

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you're not hideous and you know how to act sweet and manipulative,

it."

a second-she's a freshman. What's

question landed like a pin-drop. The room

"No way..."

by Preston

to come here? That

it. This is called

got guts. Walking off the drill field like that? That's asking for

a girl like her the time of day, the fact that she'd almost been with Preston-and hurt him-was enough to make their blood boil. And

They had leverage now. One little word to the instructors, and this nobody

future for a guy who wouldn't even look

already saw through her. Unless Cassian's

He's already taken. We're just here to admire from afar. But her? She

what it meant: if Isla caught wind that someone was

dripping with sarcasm, accusation, and

her foot and started