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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this guy look sort of familiar?” I

ignored him as I went digging

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

finally, I found

sort of looks like that

Zac continued.

from a few days

reading the

he the guy from the clean-up a few days ago?” I slowly spun

guy’s last

“Noah Kennedy.”

both then turned to look at

to him? I’d thought that Miles was an underground

to pull a

would he have acquired problematic documents relating to him?

his disappearance? …If that were true…then didn’t that mean Noah’s

Noah and pulled out the

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 no

go, please,” he

anything.Just…don’t kill

I asked, disregarding the

for a

“What about Miles?”

for people not answering my

m y dagger into the wall directly

I hissed, pulling the knife

me repeat myself

huff out a ‘yes’, his head quickly

“Howe”

m-my brother,”

and pinched the bridge of my nose, already knowing I was going to hate

was the last

on Saturday.I think he’s

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 this

That caught my attention.

‘Business’.

held my curiosity

had already asked was

job wasn’t to investigate my father’s dealings, it was just to carry out

of me

his death sentence today was actually because of

the question

was Miles involved with?”

“Rae—.”

I repeated, interrupting Zac before he could

know how bad of an

the same orders to not pry too

“Smuggling,” Noah answered.

smuggler for that wealthy businessman in town.Gets in supplies and rare goods from all over.The best at what

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

businessman?” I asked

me as if I were

else in this city would be shady enough to need a

Fuck.

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

An employee.

been a

criminal or a rivaling

…I killed an employee*.

why had I been given instructions to bring him in at all? Was he trying to run away or snitch on my father? …Did he find out something

want to betray aman as powerful as my father? Someone who would know better than most in this

for a moment and stop tunnelling down

I going to do about Noah? And I quickly stood back