The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 164

Chapter 164

The moment Raven spoke, it felt as if Caleb's brain had been struck with a

hammer.

His body stiffened, and for several long seconds, he just stood there-completely dumbfounded.

No way. No freaking way. The universe couldn't be this cruel, could it?

Bot just as the crushing realization began to set in, voices filled with shock started echoing through the crowd.

"Lieutenant General Valor?"

“Lieutenant General Valor is actually here?"

"I thought I saw her earlier but didn't dare go say hello..."

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Corey noticed how several family heads were now looking at Raven with subtle, but unmistakable respect-and his heart skipped a beat. That level of deference wasn't normal. Not unless Raven came from some major power.

But then... why had he never heard of her?

How could someone so familiar to this many top-tier family heads be a complete mystery to him?

Onstage, Caleb's expression had already twisted into something that looked more like a grimace than a smile. He stared at Raven, trying to force a friendly expression and stammered, "Lieutenant General Valor... I-uh-I wasn't talking about you just now. You-you should go sit down..."

Raven glanced at him, a lazy smile curling her lips. "Oh? Whether you were or not... why don't you ask Corey?"

Caleb froze.

His head slowly turned toward Corey, as if dreading what he would see. And sure enough, Corey gave him a short, deliberate nod.

In that instant, Caleb felt the sky collapse on top of him.

Still numb, he barely noticed Raven walking up the steps and stepping onto the stage-calm, graceful, lethal.

Now standing face to face, Raven radiated a pressure that she didn't even try to suppress. Caleb felt his lungs tighten, the weight of it suffocating. Just standing across from her made his legs tremble. He wanted nothing more than to slap his own past self across the face.

What had he been thinking?

thought he'd

in front of her without collapsing might take him a few

themselves, eyes glued to the tense

expect the person who clashed with Corey to be Lieutenant General Valor...

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than Caleb... Who's

Caleb seem a little... scared of

moment that last line was spoken, more and more eyes

tone was soft, but her words were sharp as

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me. How exactly were you planning to teach me how to behave?" Caleb

cried. 'Teach Raven à lesson? Sure, I've dreamed about it. But even

the one begging for mercy by the

making him say it

This was psychological warfare.

answer, Raven arched an eyebrow.

sound was faint, but it struck Caleb like thunder. He flinched, visibly,

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long pause, he looked at her with the expression of a man who'd just signed his will. The words squeezed out of his

"I... was wrong."

echoed in the air-and

murmurs,

Corey's favored recruit just... fold

her title he's afraid

sure, Lieutenant General Valor's got a crazy

the grim

Corey's brow twitched.

he signed

snapped, "Caleb. Think about the promise you made to

Caleb blinked.

up and yanked the military ring Corey had given him off his finger. He didn't walk-he fled-down the

the ring back into

"thank you, but I... I

ring was

was more valuable than his

suicide. He