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?"

she? I've never seen

girl gave Raven a quick glance, then sneered. "Let me introduce her properly. This

"She blew it?"

girl said loudly, clearly performing for the crowd. "She was stringing Preston along while flirting with some other cute guy on the side. This morning, both

said it loud enough that everyone in the room could

brow in mild amusement. Suddenly, he didn't feel so bad about having made Raven breakfast earlier-it seemed like a strangely

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

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

it."

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

final question landed like a pin-drop. The room went silent. Then, slowly, eyes began to shift-toward

"No way..."

Preston and now she's

training to come

don't get it. This is called

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

the fact that she'd almost been with Preston-and hurt him-was enough to make their blood boil. And now, with this girl skipping

now. One little word to the instructors, and this

future for a guy who wouldn't even look at her.

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

We're just here to admire from afar. But her? She clearly has an agenda. If Isla

it meant: if Isla caught wind that someone was sniffing around her Cassian, this girl wouldn't just get punished—she'd be torn

every whisper dripping with sarcasm, accusation, and

foot and started