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," he

know what to

I knew only too

packed my things and gotten

attire that made it impossible for anyone to recognise me; this being accomplished via a moveable cloth mask that could be pulled up to cover both my neck

was one of the most important things when completing

no one

if they did, then ensuring that they wouldn’t

no one wanted to be recognised at a

started heading to the location, choosing to stick to the

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

with slightly faster healing, I knew I would still

But I persevered regardless.

mind of proving myself to my

that nothing

intending t o enter the run-down looking apartment complex, but as I did so, I felt something that wasn’t just the ache

in my mind, the start

what I’d experienced on the night of the

wished would never

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

and I could deal with i t later once

I just needed to

slipped through the front

been the easy part; entering

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

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

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

a first name, a brief description, a time and a

more details since it wasn’t something I needed to

didn’t want to push my luck, having broken

follow the orders

no need to undergo another

the stairs, choosing to avoid the elevator, until I finally came

away from the eyes of anyone arriving via the

hadn’t subsided, something I was doing my

door harder as

longer though.I had to hold

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

almost guaranteeing the target’s exact

do was sneak up

to complete with the new dagger I’d acquired

few cautious steps, testing the floor for

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

faint voice suddenly spoke behind me, and

no one

almost

if it were

were close

wasn’t

a new pain pierced me

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

for whoever had

was definitely

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

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

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

right behind the man who fit

now or

my dagger, going for a spot that would make

was no need to cause unnecessary

to do

my dagger out towards the voice,

sharp pain it

make it stop haunting

was no

same thing that had been messing with my

...It was that drug.

that Kieran

to me must have still been in my

me out

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

the fuck?"

hell

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

Awake.

in his

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