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.

job,"

what

of course, I knew only

had packed

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

of the most important things when completing a mission

sure that no one saw

then

one wanted to be recognised at

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

journey easier, but I'd be lying if I said

and with slightly faster healing, I knew I would still need another

But I persevered regardless.

only the intent in mind

that nothing else

intending t o enter the run-down looking apartment complex, but as I did so, I felt something that wasn’t just the ache

burning in my

on the night of the charity

I wished would

again, now of all times.I gritted my teeth against the pain and pushed through

time and I could deal with i t later once the job

I just needed to focus on my

the front door silently, making no

easy part; entering the public

late enough that people wouldn’t still be

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

things considered.I hadn’t

name, a brief description, a time and

wanted to press for more details since it wasn’t something I

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

number one; obedience.Always follow the orders from the boss.No

need to undergo another reminder so

up the stairs, choosing to avoid the elevator, until I finally

from the eyes of anyone arriving via the

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

fact, it made lockpicking the front door harder as

longer though.I had to hold

hear sounds coming from aT.V.and smelt the scent

almost guaranteeing the

to do was sneak up

be simple enough to complete with

few cautious steps, testing the floor for any

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

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

no one was

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

it were right

if they were close enough

it wasn’t just a

in my brain, a new pain pierced me and caused

difficult to focus a s I looked

whoever

yet there was definitely

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

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

man by the name of Noah.I persisted through the

until I stood right behind the man who fit the

was now

my arm and aimed my dagger, going for

cause unnecessary pain, I just needed

have to do this...You don’t

dagger out towards the voice, hoping to silence whoever it

the intense, sharp pain it seemed to

it stop

space around me.No, there was no one there...but I thought I knew what

that had been messing

...It was that drug.

Kieran Lycroft

he’d done to me must

it was interfering with my work Scaring me out of doing

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

the fuck?" someone

hell are

more and,

Awake.

in

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255