“You have a delivery,” she says, her voice flat, like she couldn’t care less.
 
 I sit up, blinking. “I didn’t order anything.”
 
 She shrugs. “Not my problem.” And with that, she turns and walks off, disappearing into her own room.
 
 I frown, getting up and padding barefoot into the living room, where a large black box with a ribbon sits at the door.
 
 It’s elegant. Expensive-looking.
 
 And definitely not something I ordered.
 
 Curious, I sign for the package, thank the delivery guy, and haul it inside, placing it on my bed.
 
 I hesitate for a moment before finally untying the ribbon and lifting the lid.
 
 A dress.
 
 And not just any dress.
 
 A gown.
 
 Deep blood red, silky and smooth, with delicate beading along the bodice. It looks like it was made for royalty, not a girl barely surviving New York on an entry-level salary.
 
 My heart pounds as I run my fingers over the fabric, my stomach twisting with something nervous, excited, terrified.
 
 Who sent this?
 
 As if on cue, my phone buzzes.
 
 Unknown Number: Did you get the dress?
 
 A lump lodges in my throat.
 
 I swallow hard, quickly typing back.
 
 Me: How do you know my address?
 
 My screen lights up with his response almost instantly.
 
 Unknown Number: Your employee records.
 
 I stare at the message, my fingers tightening around my phone.
 
 What.
 
 The.
 
 Hell.
 
 Me: That’s messed up.
 
 Unknown Number: Nothing is over the line when it comes to you.
 
 A shiver runs down my spine.
 
 Not from fear.
 
 From something else, something I don’t want to name.