A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 120: Book Two - Chapter 13

I left Noah in Zac’s capable hands and got his word that he’d call my father to say the job was completed per normal.He was risking a lot for my sake, I knew that.

A lot of risk for what seemed like absolutely no reason.

The level of danger associated with this insane plan wasn’t lost on me.

After all, the last thing 1 wanted was for Zac’s name to end up in my next manilla folder.I headed home as soon as I could, leaving enough time to arrive well before daylight, and walked towards my front door.

But it was as I was entering through the front gate to our property that something caught my eye.

It was an old lady, huddled up in a shawl, standing just on the street outside.

She had grey hair and eyes to match, clearly at an age that would suggest a retirement home or carer was required.

And yet she stood randomly outside my house at three o’clock in the morning, staring directly at me.

I paused for a moment and looked around, trying to see if she was with someone.

But when the empty street was completely silent and devoid of all other life, I started to wonder if maybe she’d gotten lost.

...Did I really have the energy to deal with this right now though? I was already so exhausted and just wanted to go inside to sleep in my own bed, something that would be a first after many days.

I could already perfectly visualise how soft my pillow would be...

just begging to be laid on and—.

"I can save her," the old lady suddenly said.

"I can save the girl." …

What? I took my hand off the gate handle and turned back around to fully face her, part of me still wondering if she was even talking to me.

"..Pardon?" I called back.

Wasn't it common for older people to lose their minds at a certain age? What if she was a dementia patient who wandered off? I should probably just look up where the closest hospital or retirement home was and tell them where to find—.

"The girl.Clarissa," she said.

As if that was of any real help.

I blankly stared back at her.

"I’m not Clarissa," I clarified.

"I think you’ve—."

"I know that," she snapped sharply, making me flinch a bit in surprise.

"Oh...kay.Well, is that...your daughter?" I asked, still trying to be polite.

"Or your carer? Do you want m e to call someone for you—?" 

But then she started to walk towards me, her stride more steady than I would have expected given her appearance.

There was something oddly strange about her too.

A weird atmosphere around her.

Or maybe I was just slightly unnerved by the whole creepiness of the situation.

"Do you not know who I am?" she asked once she stood within a few feet of me.

"Ma’am, truthfully, I’m not even sure if you know who you are.No offence," I said, starting to get more uncomfortable the longer this drew out.

"If you just wait here a moment though, I’ll head inside and wake up one of the maids.They can maybe help you out or something."

courtesy anymore and just wanted

something about this entire encounter that just rubbed

hair at the back of my neck standing up.I turned around and tried to

to bite back my instincts telling me

logic would suggest that there was nothing to be worried about.She

pushed over by

"Wait, amoment," she repeated.

turned back around

an

tone so low that

know the true story of the Winter

as I shuffled uncomfortably

her scrutinising me, analyzing my face for any

course, I

a fairy

you used to read to your

my immense discomfort, she only continued to stare

I really wanted

merely a

step forward and I could close the

that I wasn’t sure what she would do

she wasn’t right

the sound of bird wings loudly flying into the air somewhere, she finally turned away, pulling the hood of

save her," she simply

that." And she started walking back

I didn’t waste any more time in stepping through

caused by just

was far more terrifying than the old crone, I would have to answer that it

through my front door, I saw a light had been left on in

people in the

every intention of just ignoring it and heading upstairs

...

catch the familiar scent of someone

first step of the staircase as I came to this realisation, so close to finally being able t o go to bed, but I knew that the

He was expecting me.

small sigh, I stepped back...and headed towards

greeted me, sitting in

could only see his arma s he held a drink in his hand,

"Father," I replied.

Zac not long ago," he said,

than expected."

this old lady outside,"

was lost.Kept trying to talk to

late from the job.The agreed upon time should have seen you

"Ah..." 

"Did everything go...smoothly?" 

No.No, it had not.

many ways in which it could have gone

have, opening a door

killing an employee for a kidnapping job...then by failing

because I didn’t want the death on my

any of

this point, I was already in far

shouldn’t be...but I

had that smuggler managed to find out? Was it related

ah, it all went

all.A crowd of people were drinking outside and, well, intoxicated o r not, they'd still be

so...?" he

couldn’t know I was lying...could he? But then

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