Skulduggery – Crow
Anton – Bear
Ghastly – Panda
Dexter – Wolf
Saracen – Weasel
Erskine – Snake
Solomon – Raven
Corrival – Pa
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Chapter 93
Nadia didn't stay the night, but she did stay until the very, very end of the party and then Bear drove her home with a warm smile. Valkyrie watched her go from the front door, feeling giddy, happy and a little sad because she was leaving.
"You did really well Cub," Wolf smiled, putting a hand on her shoulder like a proud dad. "I honestly didn't expect you to get back together so quickly."
She shrugged a little. "We both still liked each other the same, we just had to talk about what had happened. It turns out we spent our time very similarly, so it was easy to move on."
"Oooh, so she kissed someone else too?" Weasel grinned from next to her.
"She went on a few dates with someone and they were horrid when she didn't want to go on any more. I'll be getting the full story another time," she promised. Wolf nodded his understanding and Weasel grinned. "But for now we're seeing how everything goes. No promises, but I think we'll be alright."
"Mr Vinay did surprise me," Crow said, coming up behind them. He had an arm around Raven's shoulders who looked to be a little tipsy. "But his mother surprised me more. I expected her to just take Nadia and leave, not watch and stay silent."
"Me too, actually," Valkyrie admitted. "She was surprisingly neutral in all this. I wonder if she was just holding it in as a family thing rather than something to do at a party. It would make sense, right?"
"That may mean there are double the people about to crucify Nadia at home, or perhaps her grandmother will be so busy shouting at Mr Vinay for causing a scene here he won't have a chance to start on her," Wolf mused. "We'll just see in the morning I suppose. But before that, I would like to take a long moment to point out that your little talk would not have taken the best part of three hours, young lady!"
"Oh my God," she complained and started going upstairs.
"Excuse me, what do you think you're doing? You didn't happen to mush faces for some of that time, hum? I'm waiting," Wolf grinned at her, following Valkyrie up the stairs.
"Shut up!"
"I can run faster than you!" He said, and she didn't get halfway down the hallway before Wolf grabbed her and spun her around before kissing her cheek from behind. "I love you, sis. You did amazing."
"Thanks, Wolf," she grinned.
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Valkyrie woke up the next morning and was able to restrain herself from talking to Nadia immediately by leaving her phone in the bedroom when she went to the loo, but after that, she decided it had been long enough.
It was just past ten in the morning and Nadia had left the house at two last night alongside the late guests. Eight hours was a long time not to hear from her after everything.
She decided to give her a simple text in the end. It read 'Good morning. Are we allowed to talk today?' She sent it and washed her face while she waited for a reply.
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Skulduggery Pleasant: Raising Cain
Fanfiction(This story is written as a fanfiction, but can be read as a story without having read any of the books.) Valkyrie Cain, the adoptive daughter of the Dead Men, has had a life full of love and magic. But as she gets older, times become scarier and sh...
