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."

about courtesy anymore and just wanted to leave as

this entire encounter that just rubbed me

could feel the hair at the back of my neck standing up.I turned around and tried to open the gate, but

she said, and I had to bite back

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

pushed over by the

"Wait, amoment," she repeated.

back around to meet her

an intelligence

spoke in a tone so low that I almost didn’t

story

completely serious as I shuffled

was as though I could feel her scrutinising me, analyzing my face for any sort

course, I

that like a fairy tale?" I

used to read to your

she only continued to stare at me

I really wanted to

merely a foot away from being back

I could

that I wasn’t sure

wasn’t right

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

save her,"

And she started walking

the hell had that just been? I didn’t waste any more time in stepping through the gate and locking it behind me, my chest still pounding slightly from

caused by just one crazy

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

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

in the house should have been

had every intention of just ignoring it and heading upstairs

...

the familiar

of the staircase as I came to this realisation, so close to finally being

He was expecting me.

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

Raven," he greeted me, sitting in a leather

his arma s he held a drink in his

"Father," I replied.

received the call from Zac not long ago," he said, taking a

later than expected."

was this old lady outside,"

trying to talk

job, Raven.You’re several hours late from the job.The agreed upon time should have seen you home a

"Ah..." 

"Did everything go...smoothly?" 

No.No, it had not.

I couldn’t think of many ways

shouldn’t have, opening a door to a liability of

job...then by failing to take care of the consequences

to hide that consequence because I didn’t want

mention any

I was already in far too deep

be...but I couldn’t help but

managed to find out?

all went

into the building, is all.A crowd of people were drinking outside and, well, intoxicated o r not, they'd still be witnesses.I decided to

so...?"

I was lying...could he? But then again...there was

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