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," he simply

what

I

the hour, I had packed

this being accomplished via a moveable cloth mask that

was one of the most important things when completing a

no one saw

at least, if they did, then ensuring that they wouldn’t

to

the location, choosing to stick to the shadows of the night

but I'd

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

But I persevered regardless.

intent in mind

myself that nothing

run-down looking apartment complex,

a burning in my mind,

I’d experienced on the night of

wished

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

the time and I could deal with i

needed to focus on

so I slipped through the front door

part; entering the public

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

that big of a deal when this

job, all things considered.I

a brief description, a time

details since

to mention that I didn’t want to push my luck, having broken rule number

the orders

to

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

away from the eyes of

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

it made lockpicking the front door

bit longer though.I had to hold out for just a little

I could hear sounds coming from aT.V.and smelt

almost guaranteeing the target’s

to do was sneak up and

simple enough to complete with

steps, testing the floor for any weakness that may

Moving closer until—.

‘—you don’t have to..."

suddenly spoke behind me,

one was

come from? It was almost like a whisper and yet I’d heard it so

were

if they were

wasn’t just a

a needle in my brain, a new

to focus a s I looked around, frantically trying

whoever

yet there was definitely

be heard, along with some light snores coming from

it wasn’t stemming from the man I was

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

right behind the

now or

lifted my arm and aimed my dagger, going for a spot that would make this

no need to cause

do

again.I instantly spun around and lashed my dagger out towards the voice, hoping to

sharp pain it

it

there was

thing that had been messing with

...It was that drug.

Kieran Lycroft

of whatever he’d done to me

me

me break? But I didn’t get a chance to think on it further as I

the fuck?" someone

hell

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

Awake.

in his

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