The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven) novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Rex snagged the badge without thinking.

And when he got a clear look at it, his eyes almost popped out.

Three stars shone on the badge, screaming pure authority.

The girl tossed it like a dime, yet it had three shining, almost glaring starts on it.

One star for brigadier generals; two for major generals; three? Lieutenant generals.

Realization hit Rex like a truck.

A lieutenant general–two full ranks above him!

One Rex clutched the badge hard, his knuckles going white, a cold sweat slicking his palm.

Right then, his mind flashed to that military legend–the one who’d hit general at seventeen.

If Raven was that legend, everything was about to turn upside down.

In a flash, Rex’s rugged face went pale as a ghost, all his usual confidence wiped out.

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At the same time, the Grayson family crew saw Rex holding that badge, his expression flipping like crazy, and a quiet worry started settling into their

chests.

A scary thought hit them: Raven might be in the military too.

And her rank could even top Rex’s.

But a second later, they all pushed it out of their heads.

That was ridiculous.

Valhalla was a powerful force, no doubt. Becoming its leader was a big deal, but with some luck, it wasn’t out of reach.

Climbing to a high military rank, though? That’s not something you stumble into.

You’d need to do huge things for Vyrdenia and have at least Elite Warrior skills to prove it.

A kid who didn’t even look twenty–an Elite Warrior? Get reat.

After a moment, Rex forced his head up, his voice rough and raspy.

“Where’d you get this badge?” he asked.

He was holding onto one last thread of hope, praying it wasn’t really Raven’s.

But that hope was about to get smashed.

Raven just looked at him, a slight, almost cocky smirk playing on her lips.

“Getting a bit too comfy these years, Rex?” she said. “You think someone would flash a badge like this if it didn’t belong to them?”

Her words landed like a hammer.

She crushed Rex’s last lifeline and breaking through his final mental shield.

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In that moment, one thought took over his whole mind.

“We’re toast,” he muttered. “The Grayson family’s done for!”

By Vyrdenia’s rules, Jax and Dane trying to take out a lieutenant general meant life behind bars at minimum.

And as Dane’s dad, he wasn’t getting off easy either–guilty by connection.

Panic kicked in, his legs buckled.

“Thud“. He dropped to his knees right in front of Raven.

The whole place went silent, like time just froze.

Everyone on the Grayson side–Jax, Dane, all of them–stared at Rex kneeling before Raven, mouths hanging open, completely stunned.

They couldn’t believe their eyes.

This was absurd. Rex Grayson, a guy who could call shots in the military, was now on his knees for a teenage girl.

Questions buzzed in their heads.

“What’s happening?” Someone muttered.

Could this girl really outrank Rex in the military?-They wondered.

But a kid under twenty, even with a big–time family, couldn’t grab a high spot that young!

Meanwhile, Jax watched it all go down, his breath hitching, heart thumping hard.