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.

a clean-up job,"

what

of course, I knew only too

packed my

me; this being accomplished via a moveable cloth

important things when

no

least, if they did, then ensuring that

wanted to

heading to the location, choosing to

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

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

But I persevered regardless.

only the intent in mind of

that nothing

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

was a burning in my mind, the start of a

to what I’d experienced on the night of the charity

I wished would

all times.I

deal with i t later once

just needed to focus on my

I slipped through the front

part; entering

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

that big of a deal when this side of

things considered.I hadn’t been given much

a first name, a brief description, a time and

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

to push my luck, having broken rule

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

to undergo another reminder so

elevator, until I finally came upon the room

conveniently around the corner and somewhat away from

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

door harder as concentrating became increasingly

little bit longer though.I had to hold out for

I could hear sounds coming from aT.V.and smelt the scent of someone located in the same

the

to do was sneak up and end

should be simple enough to complete with the new dagger I’d acquired from the

few cautious steps, testing the floor for any weakness that

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

nowhere, a faint voice suddenly spoke behind me, and I instantly

no one

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

it were

were close enough to

it wasn’t

a new pain pierced me and

a s I looked around, frantically trying

whoever

was definitely

T.V could now be heard, along with some light snores

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

persisted through the pain and

stood right behind the man

was now

arm and aimed my dagger, going for a spot that

cause unnecessary pain, I just

have to do this...You

lashed my dagger out towards the voice, hoping to

pain it

make it

space around me.No, there was no one there...but I thought I knew

thing that had been messing

...It was that drug.

drug that Kieran

me must

with my work Scaring me out of doing what I

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 waiting

fuck?" someone

the hell

shit.I turned around once more and,

Awake.

me in his living

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