The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 477

Chapter 477 George's Man

Hugmuinn froze the moment he heard voices from the room ahead, holding his breath and suppressing every trace of his presence. 'Kill the child? A child? Benedict?

He already knew from the reports on his way to Sunset Empire that Benedict had been critically wounded near Indigo Lab, and was now barely clinging to life inside Raven's Ring of Life.

'Could Thorian have had something to do with that? Hugmuinn's thoughts were racing. 'But why? Thorian has always been fiercely loyal to Raven-why would he try to kill Benedict? There has to be some kind of misunderstanding.

Hugmuinn had worked with Thorian for years, and he didn't want to jump to dark conclusions.

But then came Thorian's voice, calm and cold:

"I stabbed him straight through the heart. He's not going to make it."

Oakley chuckled, "Good. That puts my mind at ease. I knew you were the perfect partner. You haven't let me down."

Thorian's face darkened at that. "Partner? Don't flatter yourself. I didn't do this for you. I just couldn't stand seeing Cassian near the Palace Mistress anymore. That's the only reason. I've never done anything to harm Raven."

"Oh? But you already betrayed her," Oakley said, voice smooth and poisonous. "If she finds out-*

"Shut up," Thorian snapped, eyes burning with rage. He glared at Oakley beside the bed.

He said, "Even if Benedict somehow survives, he won't last long. Unless someone brings him back from the dead, there's no way Raven will ever learn I was the one who hurt him.

"I never wanted to betray her. Everything-you, you-you're the one who set it all in motion. You framed Hugmuinn's brother, kidnapped him to force Hugmuinn into working for you, and..."

a whisper, but it shattered

of Thorian's words blurred into a haze.

didn't just make enemies-he was framed? Set up by

hadn't been able

was avoiding him out of guilt. But the truth was far worse. He

Thorian-Thorian, his friend of so many years-was with the man who did

my brother?

gone too far. He had to tell

lashed through the air

door

locked onto

bed, where Thorian, very

his heel and bolted for the

wound tore at his side, and his face twisted in pain, but he

that Hugmuinn couldn't be allowed to escape,

Valhalla. In terms of strength, only Thorian

shouted, his mind racing. Then-an idea. Desperate, he roared, “Take one more step-and your brother

Hugmuinn could be so heartless as to abandon

mouth, Hugmuinn-who

eyes burning with fury. "What

first, Successfully unlocked!al ease until

to Raven," Oakley said softly, "and forget about getting your brother back in one piece. Hell, forget