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."

care about courtesy anymore and just wanted

entire encounter that just rubbed me the

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

bite back

nothing to be worried about.She was just an old

pushed over

"Wait, amoment," she repeated.

reluctantly turned back around to meet her

seemed to hold an intelligence

tone so

true story of the Winter Mist?"

was completely serious as I shuffled uncomfortably

could feel her scrutinising me, analyzing my face for

of course,

a fairy tale?"

you used to read

discomfort, she only continued to stare

really

close to home, merely a foot away from being back

a step forward and I could close the gate between

was so close to me that I wasn’t

she wasn’t right in the

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

her," she

she started walking back down

time in stepping through the gate

much fear caused by

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

walked through my front door, I saw a light had been

in the house should have been asleep

after everything that had just happened, I had every intention

...

familiar scent of someone

to this realisation, so close to finally being able t o go to bed, but I

He was expecting me.

sigh, I stepped back...and headed towards the living

greeted me, sitting

was standing, I could only see his arma s he

"Father," I replied.

not long ago,"

later than

old lady outside," I

trying to talk to me and wouldn’t

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

"Ah..." 

"Did everything go...smoothly?" 

No.No, it had not.

think of many ways in which it could

I definitely shouldn’t have, opening a

for a kidnapping job...then by failing to take care of the consequences of

continuing to hide that consequence because I

couldn't mention any of this to

I was already in far too deep to come

I knew I shouldn’t be...but I couldn’t

what had that smuggler managed to find out? Was it related

ah, it all

the building, is all.A crowd of people were drinking outside and, well, intoxicated o r

so...?"

he?

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