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.

clean-up job," he

know what to

I knew only too

the hour, I had packed my things

it impossible for anyone to recognise me; this being accomplished via a moveable cloth mask that could be pulled

important things when completing a mission

sure that no one saw

they did, then ensuring that

wanted to

to stick to the shadows of the night and alleys

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

faster healing, I knew I would still need another day

But I persevered regardless.

mind of

that nothing else

intending t o enter the run-down looking apartment complex, but as

in my mind,

experienced on

I wished would

of all times.I gritted my teeth against the pain and

could deal with i t

I just needed

the front

entering the

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

wasn’t that big of a deal when this side of town was as neglected as this apartment’s security

job, all things considered.I

a first name, a brief

wanted to press for more details since it wasn’t

push my

number one; obedience.Always follow the orders

need to undergo

up the stairs, choosing to avoid the elevator, until I finally came upon the room I was looking for;

away from the eyes of anyone arriving via the

burning in my head hadn’t subsided, something I was doing my best

door harder

longer though.I had to hold out for

smelt the scent of

almost guaranteeing the target’s

do was sneak up and end

to complete with the

a few cautious steps, testing the floor for any weakness that may create

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

spoke behind me, and I instantly crouched

no one

was almost like a

if it were

if they were close enough

wasn’t just

a needle in my brain, a new

I looked around, frantically trying

for whoever

was

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

whoever had spoken, it wasn’t stemming from the

of Noah.I persisted through the pain and

quietly until I stood right behind the man who fit the

now or

arm and aimed my dagger, going for a spot that would make

cause unnecessary pain, I

have to do this...You don’t need to

again.I instantly spun around and lashed my dagger out towards

the intense, sharp pain it seemed to bring

make it

only empty air filled the space around me.No, there was no

same thing that had been messing with my head only days

...It was that drug.

that Kieran

of whatever he’d done to me must have

with my work Scaring me out of

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

fuck?"

the hell are

more and, sure enough,

Awake.

in his living

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