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

course, I knew only too

hour, I had packed my things

via a moveable cloth mask

important things when completing a mission

no one saw

at least, if they did, then ensuring that they

all, no one wanted to be recognised

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

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

air and with slightly faster healing, I knew I would

But I persevered regardless.

only the intent in mind of proving myself to

myself that nothing

it to the location perfectly on time, intending t o enter the run-down looking apartment complex, but as I did so, I felt something that wasn’t just the ache of my

burning in my mind, the

what I’d experienced on the

I wished

it was again, now of all times.I gritted my teeth against the pain

time and I could deal with i

just needed to

slipped through the front door silently, making no

part; entering the public

late enough that people wouldn’t still be around, coming home from the local pubs and

of a deal when this side of town was as

job, all things considered.I hadn’t

first name, a brief description, a time

to press for more details

want to push my luck,

obedience.Always follow the orders from the

to undergo another

silently made my way up the stairs, choosing to avoid the elevator, until I finally came upon the room I was looking for;

conveniently around the corner and somewhat away from the eyes

subsided, something I was

the front door harder

to hold out for just a little bit

coming from aT.V.and smelt

the

was sneak up and end this

simple enough to complete with the

the floor for any weakness

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

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

no one was

was almost like a whisper and

it were right next to

if they were close

wasn’t just

new

to focus a s I

whoever had

there was

be heard, along with some light snores

it wasn’t stemming from the man I was here to

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

behind the

was now

my dagger, going for

cause unnecessary

do this...You don’t need

lashed my dagger out towards the voice, hoping to silence

sharp pain

it

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

that had been messing with my head

...It was that drug.

drug that Kieran Lycroft had

to me must have still been in

interfering with my work Scaring me out of doing what

drug could do this though? 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

the fuck?" someone

the hell are

turned around once more and, sure enough, there

Awake.

me in

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