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

what to

I knew only too

I had packed my things and

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

important things when

sure that no

if they did, then ensuring

to be recognised at a murder

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

journey easier, but I'd be lying if I said my injuries weren’t

healing, I knew I would still need another day

But I persevered regardless.

mind of proving

myself that nothing else

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

burning in my mind, the start

I’d experienced on the night of the

I wished would never

now of all times.I gritted my

and I could deal with i t later once the job

just needed to

so I slipped through the front door silently, making

part; entering the public

that people wouldn’t

knew this wasn’t that big of a deal when this side of town was as neglected as this

straightforward job, all things considered.I hadn’t been

first name, a brief description,

to press for more details since

didn’t want to push my luck,

follow the orders from the boss.No questions

was no need to undergo another reminder so

the elevator,

and somewhat away from the eyes of anyone arriving via the

burning in my head hadn’t subsided, something I

front door harder as concentrating

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

aT.V.and smelt the scent of someone located

guaranteeing the target’s

was sneak up and end this

enough to complete with the new dagger I’d acquired

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

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

nowhere, a faint voice suddenly spoke behind me, and I instantly crouched to the ground

no one was

from? It was almost like a whisper

were right next to

were close enough

wasn’t

a needle in my brain, a new

to focus a s I looked around,

for whoever

there was definitely nothing

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

stemming from the man I

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

stood right behind the man

now

aimed my dagger, going for a spot that would

cause unnecessary

don’t have to do this...You

spun around and lashed my dagger out towards the voice, hoping to silence

intense, sharp pain it seemed to

make it stop haunting

yet only empty air filled the space around me.No, there was no one there...but I thought I

had been messing with my

...It was that drug.

that Kieran Lycroft

whatever he’d done to me must have still been in

me

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

the fuck?"

the hell

once more and, sure

Awake.

in his living

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