A Gift from the Goddess
Chapter 120: Book 2 - Chapter 14
Over the next few days, I found myself feeling anxious.
Under the constant watchful eye of both my father and Gavin, I continued to play along with my usual daily routine.
Acting as if nothing was amiss.
Doing all the training that was asked of me.
But, inside, I was thinking back to that keycard.
The one I’d hidden under my mattress.
Waiting for exactly the right moment for when I’d be able to use it.
...A moment I found finally presented itself on the night of the third day.
With my father expected to be staying overnight elsewhere for a late meeting and Gavin only working until seven o’clock, I saw an opportunity to take advantage of the soon-to-be quiet house.
And I devised a plan to leave as soon as the sky grew dark.
A few hours later, I was slowly scaling to the ground from my bedroom window.
This being something I did with ease and without being seen.
And though I never thought to use my abilities to go behind my father’s back, I certainly couldn't deny that it came in handy.
Soon, before much time had passed at all, I found myself facing the door I’d been thinking of so incessantly.
The door I’d been wondering about every day, contemplating all of the things I could possibly discover once I entered through it.
A door that might just possibly change my life forever.
And I stared at it.
...And stared.
......And stared.
And I kept staring, even while my hand reached out several times to knock, failing every time to go through with it.
..I’d been so certain in my decision and come all this way, only to—.
But then, suddenly, the door opened in front of me.
"_.Are you just going to stand out there all night?" came a voice from inside.
It was his voice.I recognised it well now.
"I ah...," I started, feeling a little awkward for being caught.
"I’m sorry.I just...I—."
"It’s okay.No need to be sorry," he said, his face then appearing from the other side of the door.
Instantly, that same effect started to hit me, a reassurance spreading throughout as his presence held me.
"I get it.If you need more time to think, I can just leave this open.I’m not pressuring you to “
"No!" I quickly blurted out.
"No, it’s okay.Everything is okay...I’m ready."
I came here with determination to get answers.I couldn’t back out now.
Whatever happened tonight, at least I could say that I tried.
My mistake would only lie in wanting to hope for a better life.
"Okay...well, come on in," he said.
I was ready to step through the door but was stopped a s he held a hand out to me.
Just as he had done so once before.
However, the last time he’d done that, I had been too overwhelmed to reciprocate.
Too many thoughts and questions holding me back, so unsure of everything that had been happening at the time.
Now, when I looked at his outstretched hand, I sawa possible beginning.
"T just need you to trust me," he had said to me that day.
Well, I couldn’t be sure if I was ready for that just yet, but I was at least willing to believe.
Believe that there was a chance of this being real...if only for a moment...And so I cautiously reached out...hesitating once or twice as I moved...before, finally, those same sparks tingled along my skin in greeting upon contact.
"I'm really glad you came back, Raven," he said, his voice low and eyes so intense.
And, instantly, I felt as my cheeks began to burn ever s o slightly.
..Clearly, I would need to be careful in more ways than one around him.I could see how easy it would be to become distracted from the mission at hand.
"This doesn’t mean I trust you," I clarified.
"And I… I'd like some sort of proof.I’m risking a lot by coming here and I feel it’s only fair that you prove you are what you say you are."
and closed it behind me, his gaze never
that I became painfully aware
think I can manage that,"
alone, the way he looked at me
were somehow devouring
that I could have sworn
maybe it was just the
"Make yourself at home."
back, releasing me, and quickly I walked
myself become too comfortable around
the room
I'd suspected the other day, the
than some people’s
enough to host an elaborate
would normally advise against doing anything like this indoors but...well, the city isn’t exactly an ideal place to
have to make do with the
look at him, I
side as he watched me, slowly starting
yelled in surprise,
any way though, his
my favorite shirt," he said, as if it were
want it to
his chest as he continued
that was revealed seemed
never would have expected
I swallowed
"_..Ruined?" I asked feebly.
said, almost a little
prove we were the same,
Oh.
Right.
But, wait...
And my mind immediately recalled the massacres I
that...dangerous?" I quickly
lock you inside
laugh, much to my embarrassment.I was here for
could only make assumptions based on
that knowledge...it
lost in thought over my
when he appeared right in front
a shiver ran through
he said quietly, drawing in
ever make me
part of me wanted so badly to
past me to start pushing couches and other pieces of furniture out the way, clearing
a semi-large open space i n which he
you ready?"
back
..And then...something unbelievable happened.
I watched him shift forms in a mere matter
all that
dark brown wolf that stared at me
feel like running or feel even remotely afraid, as I thought
recognition
As though this felt...right.
moving until I
down on the ground, presumably trying to make himself appear
it to? He looked at me as if he knew exactly who I was, knew exactly what he
ultimately, I decided to trust that
I mused aloud to
upon contact, allowing me
sparks as when
really be something I can
go from blackouts and
apparently disagreed with that
raised his head and gave me
chest ached with new
learn this,"
to be
so lonely, thinking I was
Kieran like
and was willing to help me learn about
like the final piece
had
Natural.
lies or nefarious
part of being
so far… did that mean I really could trust him? Abruptly, Kieran then stood up, shaking his
was taken a little off guard by the sudden movement but tried
had clearly proven already that he had
back to
turn," he said, walking
immediately made me
or something to do first.Some way to practice safely," I
idea for me to just jump
way to learn other than to just do it.I'll be
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