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

course, I knew

I had packed my

me; this being accomplished via a moveable cloth mask

was one of the most important things when completing

no one saw

at least, if they did, then ensuring that they wouldn’t remember my

no one wanted to be

to the location, choosing to stick to

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

in the fresh air and with slightly faster healing, I knew I would still

But I persevered regardless.

with only the intent in mind of proving

myself that

intending t o enter the run-down looking apartment complex, but as I

my mind, the start

on the

wished would never

of all times.I gritted my teeth against

deal with i t later once the job was

now, I just needed to focus on my

slipped through the front door silently, making no

easy part; entering the public area without

not late enough that people wouldn’t still be

of a deal when this side of town was as neglected as this

job, all things considered.I hadn’t been

first name, a brief

for more details since it wasn’t something I

to mention that I didn’t want to push my luck,

obedience.Always follow the orders

need to

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

conveniently around the corner and somewhat away from the

the burning in my head hadn’t subsided, something I was

front door harder

bit longer though.I had to hold out

smelt the scent of someone

guaranteeing the target’s

to do was sneak up

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

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

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

suddenly spoke behind me, and

no one

had that come from? It was almost like a whisper and

it were right next to

if they were close enough

wasn’t just a

brain, a new pain pierced me and caused me to

more difficult to focus a s I looked around, frantically

for whoever

there was definitely nothing

of people speaking on the T.V could now be heard, along with some light

whoever had spoken, it wasn’t stemming from the

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

I stood right behind

now

going for

to cause unnecessary pain,

don’t have to do this...You don’t need to

lashed my dagger out towards the voice, hoping

intense, sharp pain it seemed to

it

filled the space around me.No, there was no one there...but I thought

thing that had been messing with my

...It was that drug.

Kieran Lycroft

he’d done to me must have

Scaring me out of doing

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 to

fuck?"

hell are

shit.I turned around once more and,

Awake.

in his

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