A Gift from the Goddess

The plan was simple; Track down Kieran and demand he fix whatever he did to me.

With Noah tied up and locked inside a cupboard, I would head towards the hotel which had been listed i n Victor Lycroft’s information folder.

With any luck, his son had the same taste in accommodation.

Once I found him and got my answers, I’d then just have him undo the effects before going back to Noah t o finish the job.I’d complete my mission tonight and get back home without any issues.

As a result, Father would begin to trust me again and Gavin wouldn’t need to drag me back into the basement.

Everyone will be happy.

Well…except probably Noah.He’d be dead.

But that was unfortunately just the way it had to be.

‘C’est la vie’ some would say.Now to just pray that nothing went wrong.I hailed a taxi and gave the driver directions to the hotel, doing my best to make my clothes seem more casual on the way over.

There wasn’t much I could do but I worked with what I had.

By the time I arrived, there was nothing on me that would stand out too much in a public setting.

Upon stepping out of the car though, I found the hotel was surprisingly large.

The kind of place only the very wealthy could afford which, given he was the son of a literal mayor, I guess that made sense.

Though for a small town I’d never heard of before, they sure seemed to have the cash to spare.

Whilst this was an interesting thing to note, it unfortunately meant that sneaking in was going to be difficult.

The place would have security cameras and staff walking around everywhere.

So how was I meant to…And then I smelt it.

That intoxicating scent that I could recall so vividly now.

The one belonging to Kieran.

He was here or, at least, he’d been here sometime recently.I would just need to follow it and hopefully scope out the area before entering his room.

But the scent didn’t lead me towards the elevator as I expected.

No, it led me to the hotel’s bar area.

A place where far too many people would be around to witness.

Certainly not an ideal development in this plan.

“Apologies, madam,” a man at the entrance said, holding a hand out to pause me.

“I just need to quickly confirm your name and room number, or the room number of the person you’re here to see.” I stared at him blankly, confused.

This hotel was apparently far more exclusive than I’d realised.

However, I’d had to deal with far worse obstacles than this before.

“Oh! Is that so?” I asked innocently.

“That’s a little awkward…You see, I was sent here to surprise Mr Lycroft but no one told me his room number.I guess i t was just a mix-up.Isn’t there any way I could still g o inside? Just this once?”

He looked uncertain and taken a little off guard.

This wasn’t the kind of job where you’d want to accidentally insult the wrong influential person.

“Oh …Well I suppose I could quickly go in and find him to confirm.Mr Lycroft you said?”

He took a step away as if to enter, but I knew if he did that and Kieran told them to not let me in, then this whole plan would become messy.

“That won’t do,” I said a little too quickly.

I then walked over to gently touch his arm.

“As mentioned, it’s meant to be a surprise.We haven’t seen each other in the longest time and his father, Victor, told m e Kieran was in town.”

“Madam…we have precautions in place to ensure the safety and privacy of our gu—.”

“The whole family will be so disappointed if it’s ruined.We’ve been planning this for a while now.I know Victor likes to come here regularly when he’s here for business.It would be a shame if this one unpleasant experience tarnished that…Especially if I have to call the family so late for something so petty ”

Immediately, he became flustered, but I didn’t give him any more time to process the situation.

After all, bad decisions were always made under pressure.

“Please…,” I repeated, giving him my best smile.

And it only took a few more seconds before, finally, h e cracked.

“Okay…very well.I’ll just need your name for the record and you can head on inside.”

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feeling of smug giddiness rose inside me as I won the small victory, and

me Raven,” I

bar before he could

mostly a lot of people sitting close together having intimate

one would expect from a fancy

liked to have a drink, but I

wasn’t here today for that.I was here to find

I could still catch his scent as it

walked past, but none were of the man I met days

time I’d done a lap of the entire floor, I was beginning to worry I’d walked past

where the hell was he? I kept walking, heading towards another small

I finally

scent, not within the room itself, but

a sign

that wasn’t

weren’t looking, I slipped through the door and continued to follow his scent until it led

for the most

question I had though was why was he here of all places…? It was almost as if he

could trace his scent, which

my head but, as I rounded the corner, everything seemed to just…slip

myself falling into that trance

was hard to explain, but seeing him again made me start to

that had been scratching away was

he

in front of him, within

first met, he wore a perfectly fitted

in every possible

I had inside me to not just immediately rush into his arms…though I couldn’t say

he caught my eye, he instantly moved forward as if to embrace me,

fix this exact issue, one which was causing me to

stopped himself as I took a step back

almost relieved, and it caused a shiver to spread

for you for days.Do you

was the one losing my mind, and yet this guy was almost certifiable, acting a s though we

Was I missing something?

was all I managed to say, so extremely confused

explained a few things to you, but it’s almost as if you don’t exist,” he

to find out how I could contact you, but out of everyone I spoke to, only one person seemed to know of you.Something that

be him since I didn’t end up slaying at the event long enough to

the hell were you looking for me?” I

grand scheme? Drug a girl then stalk her? Why are you

you’re

said, cutting

doesn’t stop them from being able to function…or work…or do anything.I tracked you down for the sole purpose of making you reverse

it.I needed it more than anything if I wanted to stay in my

it doesn’t work like that.I can’t just undo it.It

I yelled, and I

you did to

conversation but he

or going back to my father empty-handed, the choice

“Woah…slow down,” he said.

it easy fora

me into another trance, choosing to act

him into taking me seriously.I was quick and

as skilled,

suddenly he was wielding one of

that looked

definitely mine.He

“Calm down!” he yelled.

can explain everything but you need to just chill

But I was angry.

felt before

inside that I wasn’t used to,

at

at my failures, at my situation…

losing both my father’s respect and

swiped my dagger again, angry tears beginning

don’t have to hurt you,” I

and we

to be on the defensive as I

doing this

facing someone who was anywhere near as skilled, if not more so, than I

impressive and concerning at

not be as easy as

kept on attacking, aiming for areas that I thought he left open, and yet he somehow managed to

moved, but nothing

was moving as quickly as I was at full

that I knew wasn’t