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

of course, I knew

hour, I had packed my things and gotten

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

was one of the most important things when

no one

if they did, then

to

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

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

even back in the fresh air and with slightly faster healing, I knew I would still need another day or so before I fully

But I persevered regardless.

in mind of proving myself to

myself that

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

burning in my mind, the start

experienced on the night of the

I wished would

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

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

I just needed to

I slipped through the front door silently, making

part; entering the

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

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

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

a brief description,

wanted to press for more details

my luck, having broken rule

follow the orders from

no need to

my way up the stairs, choosing to avoid the elevator, until I finally came upon the

corner and somewhat away from the eyes

burning in my head hadn’t subsided, something I was doing my best

it made lockpicking the front door harder as

though.I had to hold out for just a

from aT.V.and smelt the scent of someone

the

do was sneak up and

complete with the new dagger I’d acquired from

for any weakness that may create sound, and proceeded

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

suddenly spoke behind me,

one was

the hell had that come from? It was almost like

were right next to

they were close enough to

wasn’t just a

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

focus a s I looked around, frantically trying

for whoever had

was definitely nothing

be heard, along with some light snores coming

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

persisted through the pain and stood

right behind

was now or

aimed my dagger, going for a spot that would make

no need to cause unnecessary pain, I just

do this...You

was again.I instantly spun around and lashed my dagger out towards

sharp pain it seemed

it

there was no one there...but

messing with my head only

...It was that drug.

Kieran Lycroft had

to me must have still been in my

with my work Scaring me out of doing what I needed to

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

fuck?"

the hell are

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

Awake.

in his living

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