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..."

whisper, but

Thorian's words blurred into a haze. His

just make enemies-he was

able to reach him

brother was avoiding him out of guilt. But the truth was far

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

one who hurt my brother? While Raven is

reason, this had gone too far. He had

there?" The sudden voice lashed

moment later, the door burst

locked

the hospital bed, where Thorian, very much awake,

spun on his heel and bolted for the emergency

Thorian shouted, lurching upright. The wound tore at his side, and his face twisted in pain,

aware that Hugmuinn couldn't be

was one of the Three Sovereigns of Valhalla. In terms of strength, only Thorian surpassed him. Oakley didn't stand a

there!" Oakley shouted, his mind racing. Then-an idea. Desperate, he roared, “Take one more

so heartless as

moment those words left Oakley's mouth, Hugmuinn-who

eyes burning with fury.

but said nothing at first, Successfully unlocked!al ease until he was

Raven," Oakley said softly, "and forget about getting your brother back in one piece. Hell, forget about a corpse. But if you really want him alive... there's one thing you