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," he

what

course, I knew

I had packed my things and

impossible for anyone to recognise me; this being accomplished via a moveable cloth mask that could

of the most important things when completing

sure that no one saw

least, if they did, then ensuring that they wouldn’t

all, no one wanted to be recognised at

swiftly started heading to the location, choosing to stick to the shadows of the night and alleys along the

but I'd be lying if

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

But I persevered regardless.

only the intent in mind of proving myself

myself that nothing

o enter the run-down looking apartment complex, but as I did so,

was a burning in my

to what I’d experienced on the night of the

wished would never

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

wasn’t the time and I could deal with

just needed to focus on my

the front door

part; entering the

not late enough that people wouldn’t still be around,

this wasn’t that big of a deal when this side of town was as neglected as

straightforward job, all things considered.I hadn’t

a first name, a brief description, a time

details since it

push my luck, having broken rule number one

one; obedience.Always follow the orders from

need to undergo another reminder

up the stairs, choosing to avoid the elevator,

and somewhat away from the eyes of anyone arriving via

subsided,

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

though.I had to hold

could hear sounds coming from aT.V.and smelt

almost guaranteeing the target’s

do was sneak up and

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

a few cautious steps, testing the floor for any weakness that

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

behind me, and I instantly crouched to

no one was

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

if it were

if they were close enough to

it wasn’t just

new pain pierced me

a s I looked around, frantically trying to spot

whoever

was

on the T.V could now be heard, along

spoken, it wasn’t stemming from the man

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

until I stood right behind the man

was now or

arm and aimed my dagger, going for

cause unnecessary pain, I just needed

don’t have to do this...You

lashed my dagger out towards the voice,

the intense, sharp pain

make it stop

there was no

been messing with my head

...It was that drug.

drug that Kieran Lycroft had given

he’d done to me

was interfering with my work Scaring me

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 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 happen then

the fuck?" someone

hell are

shit.I turned around once more and,

Awake.

me in his living

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