Raven Smile Novels & Stories

Riven smiled through the pain. “I am giving it back.”

Raven reels back comically, releasing a loud gasp while raising her hand to her chest as if she was insulted by what was said, “-I’m gonna be toast.” “Relax already. Do you seriously think I’d go blabbing my mouth to those two knuckleheads? They’d be pissed at me too, mind. I’m not throwing myself under the bus. You don’t need to worry about that. Jeez. Sometimes, I can’t help but think that after all these years, you still don’t know me,” Raven theatrically cries out, pretending to wipe fake tears away from her brightly glistening eyes, “-that hurts, you know?” she teases further, prompting a brief raspy chuckle to part from my lips in response.

he asked, looking at me. "I don't see any reasons to be afraid or worried about the meeting." Without hesitation, I responded. He smiled at me, which perplexed me a little. "What's the point of that smile?" "Nothing, I'm just amazed at how brave and intelligent you are." I smiled at him and tossed him some pork belly and rice. "Stop congratulating me," I said, and we both laughed. "In any case, is Raven one of our investors?" I inquired, noting how his smile faded. He cleared his throat and added a small slice of pork steak to his plate.

he smiles I shake my head. I see where Robyn gets her personality from. Soon we reached the school, and the girls came running out... I can't believe it I saw a smile on Riley's face she smiles but not like this, she even ran into Raven’s arms and hugged him. And explained her day in full when he asked. My heart felt moved.

Raven spat at me, smirking, "He doesn't actually like you." With those words, Raven set me over the edge. So with my balled up fists, I quickly pulled them out from one another, the tactic of keeping them folded clearly not working, and raised them menacingly slowly, mentally aiming straight at Raven's stupid cocky face. I knew what I was about to do would wipe his smug look clean off his face and replace it with something hopefully resembling pain.

I smile while after eating more fruit and Raven nods her head making our parents smile. “I think so and it will be nice to have space to run,” Raven adds making me giggle and nod knowing how much she loves to run around in the form of her red wolf, which seems to get bigger each full moon. “I bet I will, I can just imagine watching you run the beach,” I can’t help the smile because I love running with her and it sounds really fun to run on the beach and play in the water. “It will be fun, who knows maybe you can join me some,” Raven suggests making me nod my head glad we are thinking alike.

And then the smoke laughs. The sound curls down my spine, high and delighted and absolutely fucking aware. The form it takes next is not human. A raven. Sleek, jet-feathered, its eyes gleaming like mirrored onyx. It lands in the center of the circle with slow, deliberate grace, preening a wing with its beak. Not a real bird. A construct. A puppet. But it’s not random. It’s been carefully chosen. The raven looks at me, then opens its’ beak and speaks.

But the others were supremely confident in her capabilities that he had no choice but to capitulate. “Very well,” he said. “This investment group is formed as of right now, pending official paperwork of course. What’s our first order of business?” “How ‘bout a name?” asked Eva. “The merc company Raijin and I formed is called Conspiracy of Ravens. Where we’re from, a raven’s a large black bird that’s ridiculously smart, opportunistic, and tricky. They do whatever it takes to survive, and it kinda represents our modus operandi to a T.”

"I’m a Hargrove! You know exactly what that means!" Raven stilled. For a moment, Seb thought it had worked. Then she smiled. It wasn’t a kind smile. It was the kind of smile that made his blood run cold. She leaned in closer, her voice a whisper of pure amusement. "And?" she murmured. "You think that means something to him?" Seb’s breath stuttered.