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
what to
course, I knew
the hour, I had packed my things and gotten
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 a mission
no
least, if they did, then ensuring that they
no one wanted to be recognised at a murder
the location, choosing to stick to the shadows
I'd be lying if I said my injuries weren’t interfering
and with slightly faster healing, I knew I would still need another day or so before I
But I persevered regardless.
in mind of
myself that
on time, intending t o enter the run-down looking apartment
was a burning in my mind, the start of a
experienced on the night
wished would never
now of all times.I gritted my teeth
wasn’t the time and I could deal with i t later once the job was
just needed to
the front door silently,
been the easy part; entering the public
was late at night but not late enough that people wouldn’t
when this side of town was as neglected as
job, all things considered.I hadn’t been
brief
more details since it
that I didn’t want to push my luck, having broken
number one; obedience.Always follow the orders
was no need to undergo another reminder
made my way up the stairs, choosing to avoid the elevator, until I finally came upon the room I was looking for; apartment
somewhat away from the eyes of
subsided,
made lockpicking the front door harder as concentrating
to hold out
coming from aT.V.and smelt the scent of someone located in the same
the target’s
was sneak up and
simple enough to complete with the new
floor for any weakness that may
Moving closer until—.
‘—you don’t have to..."
nowhere, a faint voice suddenly spoke behind me, and
no one
from? It was almost like
it were right next to
if they were
wasn’t
my brain, a new pain pierced me and
to focus a s I looked around, frantically trying to spot
whoever
was
T.V could now be heard, along with some light snores coming from the armchair in
wasn’t stemming from the man I
of Noah.I persisted through the pain and stood back up, walking to behind the
right behind
now
dagger, going for a spot that would make
no need to cause unnecessary pain, I
to do this...You
again.I instantly spun around and lashed my dagger out towards the voice, hoping to silence whoever it
intense, sharp pain it
it stop haunting
space around me.No, there was no one there...but I thought I
messing
...It was that drug.
that Kieran Lycroft
done to me must
me out of
break? But I didn’t get a chance to think on it further as I was dragged back into reality, the sound of another
the fuck?" someone
hell
shit.I turned around once more and, sure enough, there
Awake.
me in his
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