A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 120: Book Two – Chapter 12

“Rae…I do believe this guy is alive,” Zac said.

The two of us were peering into the cupboard, looking at a very tied up and very terrified looking Noah.

“Yep,” I replied.

“Right…right….And, just to make sure we’re on the same page here, you are aware that normally I don’t see this part, right? That I come in afterwards?”

“I’m aware.”

At the sound of the conversation, Noah immediately started to squirm and plead to Zac with his eyes, hoping that he would help free him.

Not that it would do him any good.

“So, what’s the hold up?” Zac asked, still confused.

“Isn’t this just another Thursday for you? I’ve seen you do worse.”

He was right.This really wasn’t that abnormal of a job for me to do.

But I gritted my teeth at his question nevertheless, hating how I had ended up in this situation.

“I…can’t,” I said, deflating in defeat.

“I can’t do it.”

“You can’t…do it…,” Zac repeated slowly.

“And why is it—.”

“Look, I just can’t, okay?” I said, cutting him off, irritated at all the questions.

“I’ve tried.I even tried again before you got over here.I can’t do it, I can’t do it, I can’t do it.End of discussion.”

“…So why am I here? Just tell your dad that —.”

“No.”

Of course, Zac would suggest that.He didn’t know about every dark secret my father was hiding, only ever seeing as far as he needed to.

“No, I can’t tell him,” I said.

“…And you can’t tell him either.”

“Rae, the boss is expecting this guy dead,” he said, taking a step back to look at me.

“I’m not really sure what’s going on, but you do realise he’ll find out sooner or later, right? You can’t just keep him locked up in a cupboard forever.”

“Okay, fine! Fine…,” I sighed in frustration, before slowly locking up to meet his eyes.

“…Then you do it.”

Immediately, his face paled.

“What?! Rae, no! No,” he blurted out.

“I don’t do that.”

“c’mon, Zac,” I whined.

“It’s not that different from cleaning up.Both have a lot of blood.I can talk you through it.Here…just grab this dagger like this…and then hold it in your hand facing—.”

“Raven, stop!”

I’d been trying to get him to wield the weapon but he immediately held his hands up and stepped away.

“Just…chill,” he said.

“I’m not going to kill someone.”

“Argh! I spun around and angrily started pacing the room, beginning to get more worried as every second passed.I didn’t understand why this had to be so difficult.It shouldn’t be this hard.Any other day, I could have done this job with my eyes closed.Why was I struggling to kill one random man? Who even was this guy? A small brown wallet then caught my attention as it sat on top of a table, and I walked over to inspect it.

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sort of familiar?”

him as I went digging

had a grocery store reward one…a rental shop…a membership to a laundromat? I didn’t

finally, I found his driver’s

looks like that

Zac continued.

a

said, reading the name

Kennedy.Wasn’t he the guy from the clean-up a few days ago?” I slowly spun around to look at Zac, my mind

Zac…Kennedy is this guy’s last name,” I

“Noah Kennedy.”

we both then turned to look at the

thought that Miles was an underground businessman or some sort of

a fast

would he have acquired problematic documents relating to him? But…‘clean up’.That’s how this job

…If that were true…then didn’t that mean Noah’s death sentence today was because of me? Because of

to Noah and pulled out the cloth I’d stuffed into

agreed that talking to the future murder victim was possibly the dumbest thing I could ever do…but I felt we were already past the point of

please,” he immediately

anything.Just…don’t kill

to Miles?” I asked, disregarding the

face blanked for a moment before

“What about Miles?”

not answering my questions plainly.I’d already had my fill

level and sunk m y dagger into the wall directly

the questions,” I hissed, pulling the knife back out to point it at

myself

managed to huff out a ‘yes’, his head quickly bobbing up

“Howe”

brother,” he

nose, already knowing

the last time you

the bar on Saturday.I think he’s missing,”

where he is, I swear! I’ve been looking for him but it’s like he’s just disappeared….Is that why you’re here? Does

That caught my attention.

‘Business’.

curiosity and yet

had already asked

father’s dealings, it was just to carry out

part of me wanted to

out whether or not his death

the question I knew I shouldn’t

was Miles involved with?” I

“Rae—.”

repeated, interrupting Zac before he could stop

how bad of an

he was also under the same

“Smuggling,” Noah answered.

for that wealthy businessman in town.Gets in supplies and rare goods from

have stopped there.I knew I should have stopped.No, I *definitely* shouldn’t

businessman?” I asked

looked at me as if I

Reid, of course.Who else in this city

Fuck.

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

An employee.

had been a

random criminal or a rivaling businessman.He was on the freaking

…I killed an employee*.

bring him in at all? Was he trying to run away or snitch on my

them? If they were harmful, then what could make someone want to betray aman as powerful as my father? Someone who would know better than most in

needed to pause for a moment and stop tunnelling down a thought process that

why, I was now left with a very important ‘what’; As in, what the hell was I going to do about Noah? And I quickly stood back up and stepped away, my brain