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

course, I knew only too

I had packed my things

it impossible for anyone to recognise me; this being accomplished via a moveable cloth

the most important things when completing

sure that no

then ensuring

no one wanted to

choosing to stick

my speed and strength made the journey easier, but I'd be lying if I said my injuries

healing, I knew I would still need another day or so before

But I persevered regardless.

only the intent in mind of proving

that nothing

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

my mind, the start of

to what I’d experienced on the

wished

times.I gritted my

time and I could deal with

now, I just needed to

slipped through the front

the easy part; entering the public area without

that people wouldn’t still

when this side of town was

straightforward job, all things considered.I hadn’t been given

first name, a brief description,

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

push my luck, having broken rule

follow the orders

to undergo

choosing to avoid the elevator,

around the corner and somewhat away from the eyes of anyone arriving via the

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

the front door harder as concentrating became increasingly

had to hold out

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

the target’s exact

needed to do was sneak

complete with the

the floor for any weakness that may create

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

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

no one was

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

it were

if they were

it wasn’t

a needle in my brain, a new pain pierced me and caused me

focus a s I looked

whoever had

was definitely

could now be heard, along with some light snores

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

through the pain and stood back up, walking

until I stood right behind

was now

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

to cause unnecessary pain, I just

don’t have to do this...You don’t

was again.I instantly spun around and lashed my dagger out towards the voice, hoping to silence whoever it

intense, sharp pain it seemed

it stop haunting

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

been messing with my head only days

...It was that drug.

Kieran

me must

me out of doing what I needed to

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

the fuck?"

the hell

turned around once more and, sure enough,

Awake.

me in

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