Chapter 16
Chapter 16
Margaret’s brain blanked from Raven hit.
A few seconds passed. She blinked, foggy, her sight slowly clearing.
Fear slipped into her eyes as she looked at Raven, a knot tightening in her stomach.
She got it now–crystal clear.
This Raven wasn’t the same pushover she could shove around five years back.
Still, she clenched her jaw, pigheaded. “No way I’m letting Raven walk all over us.”
She smartened up, turning to Jonah instead of prodding Raven again.
She tried harder to make her words clear, as she had no tooth now.
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Her voice stretched tight as she pressed, “Sir, she’s just some stray we took in–garbage like her doesn’t deserve you! We’ve got plenty of ladies in the Henderson family. Check them out.”
Panic crept into her tone. “Check them out, alright?”
Miranda pounced on Margaret’s signal.
her eyes sparking. “General Yardley, I’ve been into you since the moment I saw you!”
She leaned closer, voice soft and begging. “I’m not here to mess with Raven or ask for much. Just let me stick by you–keep a little corner in your heart for me, that’s all I want.”
She nodded to herself, on board with Margaret.
She was sure Raven must’ve pulled some sketchy move to tie Jonah down–that was why he was doing all this for her.
A cocky thought flashed through her mind. ‘If he’d go for Raven, no way he’d skip over me!
Loretta picked up Miranda’s drift and jumped in quick, flashing Jonah a grin.
“General Yardley,” she said, “Miranda’s always had a thing for rugged military types. If you’re not busy, crash here tonight- her bed’s plenty big for two.”
Jonah’s brain fried.
He blinked fast, thrown.
His head reeled.
He mumbled under his breath, “What did they just say?”
These clowns actually thought Raven and him were having some filthy deals.
And Miranda just flat–out confessed to him in front of everybody? That was lunatic.
Her mom practically just invited him to join Miranda in bed.
He sighed, done. “What is this nonsense?”
It wasn’t just Jonah. The Hendersons‘ hired “bodyguards” gawked, mouths hanging open, their faces yelling “what the hell?”
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They thought to themselves, The Hendersons‘ heads are in outer space.
Raven glanced at Miranda, a smirk curling her lips. “Jonah wouldn’t waste his time on a cheap copy like you”
She paused, then added with a laugh, “Didn’t you say it was an honor when Margaret hooked me up with that Jennings family fossil? Don’t sweat it–I’ll set you up with a few old geezers. You can feel honored a few times over”
Her smirk dropped.
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She snapped at the hired muscle, “Lock every Henderson in Bastion Prison–charge them with insulting a military officer.
The people straightened up sharp, barking back in sync, “Yes, ma’am!”
Margaret’s eyes flicked around as the soldiers started dragging the whole Henderson family off.
She hollered, “General Yardley, how could we ever insult you?”
Her voice quivered with fury. “Just because Raven claimed that? And you’re doing this for her?”
She stabbed a shaky finger at Jonah, wild with desperation. “Sir, even if you’re some high–up hotshot, you’ve still got to play by the book!”
Jonah was over it.
These jokers were locked in on him and Raven being an item–no matter what he said, they wouldn’t let it go.
Raven’s rank should better be kept secret. Calling her ‘General‘ in front of this bunch was as far as he could push it.
He gave a half–shrug, cool and distant. “I’m sticking to the rules. You can assume whatever you want.”
Margaret saw Jonah wasn’t giving an inch. Fear dug in hard.
Her mind spun, freaking out. In Vyrdenia, the military was untouchable–if they pinned ‘insulting a senior officer‘ on them, every Henderson would be facing at least ten years.
Hopelessness gnawed at her. If that went down, the Henderson family would be finished.
In her panic, a random idea suddenly sparked in Margaret’s head.
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