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?"

is she? I've never seen her

"Let me introduce her properly. This is the freshman who almost landed Preston-until

"She blew it?"

This morning, both of them showed up to deliver

in the room could hear, and clearly meant them

in mild amusement. Suddenly, he didn't feel so bad about

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

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chimed in. "As long as you're not hideous and

it."

a freshman. What's she even

a pin-drop. The room went silent. Then, slowly, eyes began

"No way..."

just got dumped by Preston and now she's aiming

skipped military training to come here? That

don't get it. This is called risking everything

off the drill field like that? That's

with thinly veiled hostility. Even if they didn't believe Cassian would ever give 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 now, with

word to the instructors, and this nobody

a guy who

already saw through her. Unless Cassian's blind, he'll stay

not like Cassian's even available. He's already taken. We're just here to admire from

sentence trailed off. It didn't need to be finished. Everyone knew what it meant: if Isla caught wind

sarcasm, accusation, and spite. But her

her foot and started walking-straight toward