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.

a clean-up job," he simply

know what to

I knew only too

packed my

a moveable cloth mask that could be pulled up to

of the most important things when completing a mission

that no

did, then ensuring that they wouldn’t remember my

no one wanted to be recognised at a

to stick to the shadows of the night and alleys along

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

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

But I persevered regardless.

intent in mind of

myself that

o enter the run-down looking apartment

was a burning in my mind,

experienced on

wished would never

now of all times.I gritted

wasn’t the time and I could deal with i

just needed

through the

easy part; entering the public

at night but not late enough that people wouldn’t still be around, coming

when this side of town was as neglected as this apartment’s security

things considered.I

a first name, a brief

more details since it wasn’t something I needed

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

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

to

to avoid the elevator, until I finally came upon the room I was looking for;

and somewhat away from the eyes of

burning in my head hadn’t subsided, something I

the front door harder as concentrating became increasingly

a little bit longer though.I had to hold out

sounds coming from aT.V.and smelt the scent

the target’s

do was sneak

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

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

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

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

one was

from? It was almost like a whisper and yet I’d heard it so

if it were right

if they were close

it wasn’t just

a new pain pierced

more difficult to focus a s I looked around, frantically trying to spot the

for whoever

there was definitely

muffled sounds of people speaking on the T.V could now be heard, along with some light snores coming from

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

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

until I stood right behind

now

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

cause unnecessary

to do this...You don’t need to

towards the voice, hoping to

the intense, sharp pain it seemed to

make it

yet only empty air filled the space around me.No, there was no one there...but I

had been messing

...It was that drug.

that Kieran

of whatever he’d done to me must have still been in my

interfering with my work Scaring me out of doing what I

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,

fuck?" someone

the hell are

more and, sure enough,

Awake.

me in

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