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 simply

what to

course, I

had packed my things

a moveable cloth mask that could be

the most important things when completing

that no

did, then ensuring that they

all, no one wanted to be recognised at a

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

easier, but I'd be lying if I

faster healing, I knew I

But I persevered regardless.

intent in mind of

that nothing

t o enter the run-down looking apartment

was a burning in my mind, the

I’d experienced on

wished would

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

time and I could deal with i

now, I just needed to focus on

the

part; entering the public area without being

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

deal when this side of

job, all things considered.I hadn’t

first name, a brief description, a

details since it wasn’t something I needed to

I didn’t want to push my luck, having

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

to undergo

stairs, choosing to avoid the elevator, until I finally

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

burning in my head hadn’t subsided, something

front door harder as concentrating became increasingly more

to hold out for just a little bit

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

guaranteeing the target’s

to do was sneak up and end this

that should be simple enough to complete

floor for any weakness that may create

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

suddenly spoke behind me, and I

no one

It was almost like a whisper and

if it were right next to

they were close enough to

it wasn’t just a

a new pain pierced me and caused me to

to focus a s I

for whoever had

was definitely nothing

heard, along with some light snores coming

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

through the

right behind the man who

was now

my arm and aimed my dagger, going

cause unnecessary pain, I just needed

do this...You

it was again.I instantly spun around and lashed my dagger out towards the voice, hoping to silence whoever it was once

the intense, sharp pain it seemed to bring

it stop

filled the space around me.No, there was no one

messing

...It was that drug.

Kieran Lycroft had

he’d done to me must have still been

was interfering with my work Scaring me out of doing what I needed

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

the fuck?"

the hell are

more and, sure enough, there

Awake.

in

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