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

had packed my things and gotten

recognise me; this being accomplished via a moveable cloth

important things when completing a mission

sure that no one

if they did, then ensuring that they wouldn’t remember my

all, no one wanted to be

started heading to the location, choosing to stick to the shadows of the night and alleys along

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

air and with slightly faster healing, I knew I would still need another day or so before I

But I persevered regardless.

the intent in mind of proving myself to my

myself that nothing

intending t o enter the run-down looking apartment complex, but as I did so, I felt

a burning in my mind, the start of

I’d experienced on the night of the charity

I wished would never

of all times.I gritted my teeth against the

I could deal with i t later once the job

needed to focus on

so I slipped through the front door silently,

entering the public area without being

people wouldn’t still

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

things considered.I hadn’t been given much

a brief description, a time and a

for more details since it

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

the orders from the

to undergo

avoid the elevator, until I finally came upon the room I was looking for;

away from the

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

the front door harder as concentrating became increasingly

bit longer though.I had to hold out

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

guaranteeing the

needed to do was sneak up and

complete with the new dagger I’d

floor for any

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

suddenly spoke behind me, and I instantly crouched to the

no one

It was almost like a

if it were right next to

they were close enough to

wasn’t

a needle in my brain, a new pain pierced me and caused me to

s I looked around, frantically trying

for whoever had

was definitely

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

had spoken, it wasn’t stemming from the man I

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

I stood right behind the man who fit

now

my dagger, going for a spot that would make this

no need to cause unnecessary pain, I just needed

don’t have to do this...You don’t need to

again.I instantly spun around and lashed my dagger out towards the voice, hoping to silence whoever it

intense, sharp pain

make it stop haunting

filled the space around me.No, there was no one there...but

same thing that had been messing with my head only

...It was that drug.

drug that Kieran

to me must have still

interfering with my work Scaring me out

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 y

fuck?"

the hell

more and, sure enough,

Awake.

in

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