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," he

what

I knew only too

had packed my things and

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

of the most important

that no one saw

did, then ensuring that they wouldn’t remember my

to be recognised at a

the location, choosing to stick to the

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

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

But I persevered regardless.

intent in mind of proving

myself that

o enter the run-down looking apartment complex,

my mind,

what I’d experienced on the night of the charity

I wished would never

again, now of all times.I

wasn’t the time and I could deal with i t later

now, I just needed to

slipped through the front door

been the easy part; entering the public area without being

that people wouldn’t

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

all things considered.I hadn’t been

name, a brief description, a

wanted to press for more details

push my luck, having broken rule number

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

was no need to

stairs, choosing to avoid the elevator, until I finally came upon

corner and somewhat away from the eyes

burning in my head hadn’t subsided,

fact, it made lockpicking the front door harder as concentrating became increasingly more

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

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

the target’s exact

needed to do was sneak up

job that should be simple enough to complete with the new dagger

steps, testing the floor for

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

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

one

It was almost like a whisper and yet I’d

were right next to

were close enough to

wasn’t just

brain, a new pain pierced me and caused me to

focus a s I looked around, frantically trying to spot

for whoever had

yet there was definitely nothing

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

had spoken, it wasn’t stemming from the man

by the name of Noah.I persisted through the pain and stood

stood right behind

now

dagger, going for a spot that would make this

was no need to cause unnecessary pain, I just

don’t have to do this...You don’t

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

pain it seemed

it stop

there was no one there...but I thought I knew what

messing with my head

...It was that drug.

drug that Kieran Lycroft had given

of whatever he’d done to me

me out of doing what I needed

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

the fuck?"

the hell are

turned around once more

Awake.

me in

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