The underworld queen come back and slays 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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His big brother–the Grayson family’s backbone–was kneeling to the same girl who’d just crushed their pride.

Now he was thinking if Raven was serious about being higher up in the military than Rex.

Unfortunately, the answered seemed to be yes.

Jax knew Rex well. He knew his big brother’s pride was through the roof–he’d never kneel to someone lower than him otherwise!

Yesterday, when Raven let Dane off after he mentioned Rex, Jax thought she was spooked by him.

And just a minute ago, when Rex rolled in, he’d even pictured Raven hitting her knees, begging for mercy.

Now it slammed into him like a freight train.

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He whispered, “Yesterday, when Raven had me down with a flick of her hand, it wasn’t a fluke or a lucky hit. She’s got Elite Warrior strength, at least!”

Right then, he felt like a complete idiot, kicking himself hard.

Never in his life had he felt this dumb–not even close.

The clues were right there, staring him in the face, but he’d ignored them because of her age.

If he hadn’t totally misread Raven’s power, the Grayson family wouldn’t be in this hole now.

Jax always thought he was sharp, but looking back, he’d been dumber than a bag of rocks.

Vivian had just been silently thanking her lucky stars for sticking with Rex and thinking it was the smartest move she’d ever made. Now, however, she froze.

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