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,"

what to

I knew only

the hour, I had packed my things and

via a moveable cloth mask that could be pulled up to

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

that no

least, if they did, then ensuring that they wouldn’t

no one wanted to be recognised at a murder

left my house and swiftly started heading to the location, choosing to stick

easier, but I'd be lying if I said my injuries

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

But I persevered regardless.

with only the intent in mind

myself that

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

in my mind, the start

on the night of

I wished would never

yet here it was again, now of all times.I gritted my teeth against

deal with i t later once

now, I just needed to focus

the front door silently, making

the easy part; entering the

but not late enough that people wouldn’t

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

things considered.I hadn’t been

brief description, a time and

press for more details since it wasn’t something I

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

obedience.Always follow the orders

to undergo another reminder

avoid the elevator, until I finally came upon the room I was

corner and somewhat away from the

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

made lockpicking the front door harder

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

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

guaranteeing the target’s

needed to do was sneak up and

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

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

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

a faint voice suddenly spoke behind me,

one

was almost like

if it were right

if they were

wasn’t just

brain, a new pain pierced me and caused

s I looked around, frantically trying to

for whoever had

there was definitely nothing

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

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

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

right behind the

now or

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

need to cause unnecessary pain, I just needed

to do

my dagger out towards the voice, hoping to silence whoever it was once and

intense, sharp pain it

it stop

there was no one

messing with my

...It was that drug.

drug that Kieran

me must have still

with my work Scaring me out of doing what

made me break? But I didn’t get a chance to

the fuck?"

hell are

once more

Awake.

in his

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