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,"

what to

of course, I knew only

hour, I had packed

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

was one of the most important things when completing a mission like

no one saw

then

one wanted to be recognised at a

my house and swiftly started heading to the location, choosing to stick to the shadows of the night and alleys

and strength made the journey easier, but I'd be lying if I said my

healing, I knew I would still need another day or so before I fully

But I persevered regardless.

with only the intent in mind of

that nothing

made it to the location perfectly on time, intending t o enter the run-down looking apartment complex,

my

experienced on the

wished would

now of all times.I gritted my teeth against the

could deal with i t later once the

I just needed to

I slipped through the front door silently, making

part; entering

but not late enough that people wouldn’t still be around, coming home from the local pubs

this wasn’t that big of a deal when this side of

considered.I hadn’t been given much

first name, a brief description, a time and a

for more details since it wasn’t something I needed to

want to push my luck, having broken rule number one this

the orders from the

was no need to undergo another reminder so

choosing to avoid the elevator, until I finally came

corner and somewhat away from the eyes of anyone arriving via the

burning in my head hadn’t subsided, something I

it made lockpicking the front door harder as concentrating became increasingly

little bit longer though.I had to hold out

sounds coming from aT.V.and smelt the scent

the target’s exact

do was sneak up and end this

that should be simple enough to complete with the new dagger I’d acquired from

floor for any weakness that may create

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

spoke behind me, and I instantly crouched to the

no one

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

were right next to

if they were

it wasn’t

needle in my brain, a new

focus a s I looked

for whoever

yet there was definitely

T.V could now be heard, along with some light snores

it wasn’t stemming from the

the pain and stood back up, walking to behind

behind the man who

now or

my arm and aimed my dagger, going

was no need to cause unnecessary pain,

to do this...You don’t

dagger out towards the voice,

stop the intense, sharp pain it seemed

make it

there was no one

same thing that had been messing with my head

...It was that drug.

Kieran Lycroft

done to me must have still been

me out of doing what

been the straw that finally made me break? But I didn’t get a chance to

fuck?" someone

hell are

turned around once more and,

Awake.

me in his

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