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

course, I knew

had packed my things and

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

the most important things when completing

sure that no one

they did, then

one wanted to be recognised at a

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

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

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

But I persevered regardless.

intent in mind of proving myself to

myself that nothing

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

burning in my mind,

I’d experienced on

wished would never

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

the time and I could deal with i t later once the job was

just needed to

the front door silently, making

been the easy part; entering the public area

was late at night but not late enough that people wouldn’t still be around, coming home from the local pubs and

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

things considered.I hadn’t

a brief description, a time and

for more details since

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

the orders from the

was no need to

avoid the elevator, until I finally came upon the room I

corner and somewhat away from

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

door harder as

though.I had to hold out for

coming from aT.V.and smelt

guaranteeing the target’s

I needed to do was sneak

to complete with the

steps, testing the floor for any weakness that may

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

spoke behind me, and I instantly

no one was

almost like a whisper and yet I’d heard it so

it were right next

were close enough

it wasn’t

a new pain pierced

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

for whoever

yet there was definitely nothing

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

stemming from the man I was here to

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

until I stood right behind the man who fit the description

was now or

aimed my dagger, going for a spot that

was no need to cause

do

my dagger out towards the voice, hoping to silence whoever

stop the intense, sharp pain it seemed to bring

make it

there was no one there...but I thought I knew what

same thing that had been messing

...It was that drug.

Kieran

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

work Scaring me out of doing

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

fuck?"

the hell are

once more and, sure enough, there

Awake.

me in his

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