A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 87

Chapter Eights Seven 

Chapter Eighty–Seven 

‘Why are you letting her live?‘ The voice inside hissed ‘She‘s a traitor. A rat.‘ 

It‘d been going on like this for a few days now ever since I made the agreement with Lucy. 

The original plan had been for Lucy to reach out to her mother in order to uncover Thea‘s whereabouts, but something had gone wrong with that. According to Lucy‘s mother, Thea hadn‘t come back yet from whatever she‘d been doing recently. Which caused several dilemmas. 

The main one being the safety of Lucy‘s mother. Someone who apparently was now so scared for her life that she was demanding immunity within the pack for her information. 

A huge ask considering she was a rogue and it would mean losing an inside connection. 

Looking at her record, Stephanie Faulkner had crimes of fraud and theft committed against higher–ranked members. And whilst Lucy herself believed wholeheartedly that her mother was innocent, the evidence was stacked up against her. 

Personally, I would have preferred for her to stay among the rogues for intel but it seemed as though she felt her position was now far too compromised. She wanted to return to the Winter Mist or she wouldn‘t help at all. 

It was bold, I‘ll give her that, especially since I was still debating her daughter‘s fate for when this was all over. Obviously, she wasn‘t the smartest tool in the shed since she forgot to ask for Lucy‘s freedom in her immunity terms. 

However, now I was left with the voice inside tormenting me over what I should do with Lucy for lying to me all of these years. It was almost incessant and making it difficult for me to think. 

But today was the most important day. It was the day Stephanie would be arriving. According to her, the rogue pack she had been living with was the same one terrorising the border of the Silver Lake the last few months. I was hoping that whatever information she could provide would make all of this worth it. 

‘Why are you honouring your word for a liar?‘ The voice continued. ‘And not just a liar, but a murderer too. Aren‘t you forgetting that she created the river system for the rogues? Don‘t you remember who died because of that?‘ 

Myra. She was blaming Myra‘s death on Lucy now. 

‘Not only Myra but she‘s someone who almost got you killed several times too,‘ she said. ‘Did you forget about the kidnapping from the packhouse? The Golden Blade pack attack? The river cave with rogues? All of that stems from the information she would have provided them. How can–.‘ 

“Shut up!” I finally screamed aloud. “I can‘t take it anymore.” 

I was at my limit, my head hurting from all of her talking. It was just nonstop as she kept bringing up memories I would rather not focus on right now. How was meant to do my job and get information with all of this going through my head? When she kept telling me to just kill her already? 

‘You know it‘s the right thing to do. You need to end this now.’ 

But then a knocking came from the door and I saw as Lucy entered hesitantly, evidence on her face to tell me she‘d been crying. Presumably, I took that to mean her mother had arrived. 

walked up to

‘Kill her.’ 

the voice and stood up, walking to the middle of the room to see who would enter. To

woman walked in, with greying

recognised her

a pleasure to finally meet you,” she bowed

didn‘t wait

Never again.’

“Never again. 

AGAIN. DO IT.‘

around and, without even an ounce of hesitation, I slit Lucy‘s throat

I watched quietly, watched as she coughed, wide–eyed and spluttering on her own blood, before finally falling to the ground. Her body stilling within just seconds.

down her face. “Why? Why would you do

walked up to the woman‘s shocked, frozen form and began cleaning the knife

I‘d been waiting for. I wanted to see if you were genuinely capable of crying over someone you considered a daughter,” I said evenly. “I

when you

you mean,” she stuttered, her face

away from my old attendant. “Enjoy that last thought before I have

can‘t do that! Y–you need me! I have information on Thea. Don‘t you

I want, whether you like it or not, Sophie Forrester,” I hissed, instantly moving back in so I was right in front of her face. “...Or whatever fucking name you go by in this life.‘ Stephanie‘. I want you to sit in those cells, rotting, thinking of every despicable thing you ever did which led you to this very moment. Never forget that you‘re alive right now because I allow you to be. I want you to live, knowing that Lucy died

pushing open

behind me. “My baby, my poor baby...

ordered the warriors on the

my request, though I could tell they were doing their best to not show me what they really thought. But

at least one person. Even if it wasn‘t the person I originally thought I‘d be finding today. Finally, my old attendant got what she deserved for throwing me to my death in my

didn‘t need to worry though. If Sophie went back to Thea, she would just be killed for being useless, her identity now uncovered and Lucy‘s advantage gone. If she remained in the cells refusing to talk, I would just throw

chapter tighty Seven 

freely, just that she would be allowed back into the Winter Mist in exchange for information. And truthfully, considering Sophie

daughter, I suppose. Both finding some way to help

voice then said near me, causing

thoughts that I hadn‘t realised I‘d ended up in the

Luke said, a frown on

I replied quietly.

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