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.

know her?"

I've never

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

"She blew it?"

clearly performing for the crowd. "She was stringing Preston along while flirting with some other cute guy on the side. This morning, both of them showed up to deliver her breakfast. At the same time. Preston saw the other guy, didn't say

that everyone in the room could

hearing the story, raised one perfectly shaped brow in mild amusement. Suddenly, he didn't feel so bad about having made Raven breakfast earlier-it seemed like

be right. Preston's been here for a year. Plenty

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"As long as you're not hideous and you know how to act sweet and

it."

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

question landed like a pin-drop. The room went silent. Then, slowly,

"No way..."

dumped by Preston

to come here? That

it. This is called risking everything

what you want-she's got guts. Walking off the drill field like that? That's asking for

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,

They had leverage now. One little word to the instructors,

for a guy who wouldn't

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

We're just here to admire from afar.

Everyone knew what it meant: if Isla caught wind that someone was sniffing around her Cassian, this girl wouldn't just get

heard every word, every whisper dripping with sarcasm,

her foot