The underworld queen come back and slays novel Chapter 24

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Chapter 24

The instant Jax’s dropped phone started ringing, he and Dane both froze, holding their breath.

A split second later, they whipped their heads toward Raven, eyes wide with pure shock and fear.

Raven gave a small smile and flicked her hand in a laid–back “go ahead” motion.

That little gesture dialed the tension in their chests up to max.

Jax hesitated for two shaky breaths before bending down, grabbing the phone, and hitting accept.

“Yeah?” he mumbled, keeping his voice low.

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“Sir, we’re done! A dozen guys just hit Cloudshade Crew HQ–bodies are dropping fast, and the crew’s about to break!” The voice on the line came quick and panicked.

The words slammed into Jax, and he staggered back a step, thrown off.

But maybe because he’d steeled himself before answering, he pulled it together fast.

“Just a dozen?” he asked, leveling his tone.

“Yeah! All Warriors, every single one–we can’t keep up!” the guy fired back, sounding desperate.

“How long can you hold?” Jax pushed, his voice turning grim.

The answer came shaky and rough.

“We can’t–can’t hold… ahh!” he yelled.

A scream ripped through before he could finish.

“Thud!” The sound of a body hitting the ground came next.

The call didn’t cut off, though.

A moment later, a clean, sharp voice–cool and almost cheerful–slid into Jax’s ear.

“Tell Raven Valor for me–mission complete. Cloudshade Crew’s finished!” the guy said viciously.

Then he hung up, leaving a sharp beeping sound behind.

That hit Jax like a brick to the head.

Jax’s mind went blank in an instant.

It was over. For real this time.

Everything he’d sunk half his life into–gone in minutes!

With Cloudshade Crew wiped out, the Grayson family’s biggest edge in Bastion was ash.

The high–and–mighty Grayson family might collapse in no time. Dane stared off, dazed.

While Jax stood there on the brink of losing it, Dane looked like he’d checked out too.

He’d been close enough to hear every word from the call.

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Slowly, he lifted his head to Raven.

Right then, he wasn’t looking at a person–he was facing a straight–up monster.

Even now, he couldn’t figure out how some girl straight out of jail could be this scary..

A beat later, he turned to Jax, his voice rougher than ever.

“Jax,” he said, “if she doesn’t go down, the Grayson family’s done for good!”

Jax snapped out of it at that.

His eyes locked onto Raven, brimming with killing intent.

“You’re clever,” he said, voice ice–cold. “You knew I’d drag almost every Cloudshade Crew big shot here to take you out.”

“But now, I’ll prove it–brains don’t mean a damn thing against real strength!”

With that, he turned to the crew behind him.

“Full force–wipe out everyone of them!” he bellowed.

“Yes, sir!” Two Mid–Class Warriors, ten Base–Class Warriors, and over two hundred regular guys yelled back in sync.

Vivian jolted at the loud roar, her whole body shaking.

She didn’t hesitate, leaping forward.

She shouted in fear, “Mr. Grayson, I’m Vivian from Regalhold’s Jennings family–I’m not with that witch!”

Jax’s eyes tightened. “Jennings family from Regalhold?”

Vivian nodded fast, like her head was on a spring. “Yes, yes, yes! I’m the granddaughter of the family head. I bet you’ve heard our name. My uncle’s Lieutenant General Drake Jennings!”

The words “lieutenant general” landed, and a spark of curiosity flashed in Jax’s eyes.

But he didn’t let her off the hook yet, still looking doubtful.

“You’re not here to help her?” he asked.

Vivian shook her head like crazy. “No, no chance! She got my grandpa killed, and she smashed my hands–I’d take her out myself if I could. Help her? Not

ever!”

“Fine, step back. They won’t touch you,” Jax said, his tone solid.

Vivian let out a big breath, relieved.

But then she glanced at Raven, then back at Jax, clearly torn about something she didn’t voice.

She was worried Jax’s crew would just kill Raven right there.

“Mr. Grayson,” he said, “I’m Eddie, grandson of Franklin Valor from Regalhold, next in line to take over the family. I’m asking you to let Raven off, for my

sake.”

Yeah, she was a bit rattled that Raven could pull off something this huge, but to her, Bastion was just a small–time nowhere. Taking down a little group and a weak crew here? No big deal.

“If you marry me,” she said, firming up, “you’d have a military lieutenant general backing you. That’s twenty years of climbing handed to you, no sweat.”

“Think it through before you bite!” he warned, his voice tight.

“Alright,” he said with a smug grin, “once we’re done here, I’ll think your offer over.”