A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 117: Book 2 - Chapter 9 

"Are you ready to follow the rules now?"

...Rule number one...obedience.

Always follow the orders from the boss.

No questions asked.I'd broken that rule.I knew I was breaking it the moment I’d chosen to run that night.I knew it would land me here.And yet I still did it.I pulled my body upright from the old bed, more sluggish than I would have liked, and hated how] still felt so sore from the injuries inflicted several days earlier.

‘Days’. That was the key word.

That was how long I’d been trapped in here, alone with my thoughts as it forced me to reflect on every decision I’d made leading to this point.

Because, at its core, that was the true punishment.

It wasn’t the pain.

No, that was always over quickly.

Gavin did a great job of making sure the damage inflicted was swift yet efficient.

Always enough to get the point across and never seeming to even flinch as h e did what he did.

But it was the psychological punishment that truly made it horrific...

‘Days’.I'd been in here...for days.

Alone.

In pain.

Wondering how I’d managed to convince myself that running had been worth it.

Wondering how much longer it would take before punishment was finally over.

And now this was the first thing spoken to me after all that time.

This voice of my father on the other side of the door, asking if I was ‘ready to follow the rules’.

Yes, I was ready.Of course, I was ready.I was about ready to do anything, to say anything, if it meant finally getting out of here.I’d learnt my lesson the minute Gavin had ripped me from my bed.

There was only one authority in my life and that was my father.

It had always been my father.

..Someone I just wanted to be free of.I forced that thought away as quickly as it sprung to mind.

It was thoughts exactly like that which led me t o this moment.

Testing the patience of a man who had none.I wasn’t exempt from the rules because of our relationship.

If anything, this punishment had been necessary.I’d clearly become too complacent in its absence and needed the reminder.

Really, it was my fault.

All my fault.

"Raven?" prompted my father.

Slowly, I swung my legs out of the bed and stood up, taking a deep breath.

The first one I’d done in so long, my chest having felt too sore earlier.

..And I committed to this decision to obey.To obey *him*.

“I’m ready," I replied.

It didn’t take long before I heard it.

The sound of a key clinking for a few seconds before the satisfying click of the lock.

Within moments, I found myself face -to-face with my father after all this time.

"Good," he said, entering the room towards me.

"Because there is work to be done."

..Already? So soon? But, no, that was another incorrect thought.I should b e thinking ‘thank you’, praising how lucky I was to be given another chance.

This was a good thing for me.

A moment to redeem myself.

A moment to show that I was still loyal.

My father held out a manilla folder towards me and I took it, giving a small nod to show how grateful I was.

Forcing myself to believe that very thing.

a clean-up job," he simply

know what to

I knew

the hour, I had packed my things

me; this being accomplished via a moveable cloth mask that could be pulled up to cover both my

one of the most important things when completing a mission like

sure that no

did, then ensuring

all, no one wanted to be recognised at a murder

started heading to the location, choosing to stick

and strength made the journey easier, but I'd be lying if I said my injuries weren’t interfering

with slightly faster healing, I knew I would still need another day or

But I persevered regardless.

intent in mind of proving

that nothing

looking apartment complex, but as I did so, I felt something that wasn’t just the

a burning in my mind,

what I’d experienced on the

wished would never

was again, now of all times.I gritted my teeth against the pain and pushed

I could deal with

I just needed to

so I slipped through the front door silently,

been the easy part; entering the public area without being

was late at night but not late enough that people wouldn’t still be around, coming home from

that big of a deal when this side of town was as neglected as

things considered.I hadn’t been given

name, a brief description,

for more details since it wasn’t something

to mention that I didn’t want to push my luck, having broken rule number one this

one; obedience.Always follow the orders from the boss.No questions

need to undergo another

avoid the elevator,

corner and somewhat away from

my head hadn’t subsided, something I

the front door harder as concentrating

bit longer though.I had to hold out for just a little bit

hear sounds coming from aT.V.and smelt the scent of someone located in the same

the

to do was sneak up and end

complete with

testing the floor for

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

a faint voice suddenly spoke behind me, and I

one

the hell had that come from? It was almost like a whisper and yet I’d heard it so

it were right next to

they were

wasn’t just a

needle in my brain, a new

focus a s I looked around, frantically trying to spot

for whoever

was definitely nothing

on the T.V could now be heard, along with some light snores coming from the armchair in

confirmation that whoever had spoken, it wasn’t stemming from

of Noah.I persisted through the pain and stood back up, walking

I stood right behind the man who fit the

now

lifted my arm and aimed my dagger, going

need to cause

do this...You

lashed my dagger out towards the

the intense, sharp pain it seemed to bring

make it

around me.No, there was no one there...but I thought

had been messing with my

...It was that drug.

that Kieran Lycroft had

whatever he’d done to me must

work Scaring me out of doing what I

Or was I wrong and I simply was just losing my mind finally? Had this last punishment been the straw that finally made me break? But I didn’t get a chance to think on it further as I was dragged back into reality, the sound of another mistake waiting to happen then snapping me from m

the fuck?" someone

the hell are

turned around once more and, sure enough,

Awake.

in

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