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 to

course, I

had packed my

accomplished via a moveable cloth mask that could be pulled up to cover

of the most important things when completing a

no one saw

did, then ensuring

wanted to be recognised at

left my house and swiftly started heading to the location, choosing to stick

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

I knew I would still

But I persevered regardless.

with only the intent in mind of

myself that

it to the location perfectly on time, intending t o enter the run-down looking apartment complex, but

in my

to what I’d experienced on

wished

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

deal with i t later once

I just needed

slipped through the front door silently,

been the easy part; entering the

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

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

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

a brief description, a time

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

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

the orders

was no need to undergo another reminder so

made my way up the stairs, choosing to avoid the elevator, until I

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

my head hadn’t subsided, something I was

fact, it made lockpicking the front door

though.I had to hold out

could hear sounds coming from aT.V.and smelt the scent of

the target’s

do was sneak up and end

enough to complete

few cautious steps, testing the floor for any weakness

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

behind me, and I instantly

no one

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

it were

they were close

wasn’t

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

a s I looked around, frantically

whoever

yet there was

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

wasn’t stemming

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

until I stood right behind the man who fit the

now

my dagger, going for a spot that would

need to cause unnecessary pain, I just

do this...You don’t need

towards the voice, hoping to silence

intense, sharp pain it seemed

it stop haunting

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

had been messing with

...It was that drug.

drug that Kieran Lycroft had given

whatever he’d done to me must

with my work Scaring me

was just losing my mind finally? Had this last punishment been the straw that finally made me break?

the fuck?" someone

the hell

shit.I turned around once more and, sure enough, there

Awake.

me in

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