Ruby
I jolt awake.
The lamp is still on.
The lamplight has been eclipsed by streaks of early morning sunshine from beyond the shutters and drawn drapes.
I squint and look up at Maxine Fox, looming over me. Still in her white pajamas.
"Good morning, sunshine."
Maxine perches herself on the bed and runs her fingers through my hair, a strange smile stuck on her face. If I didn't know the kind of person that she is, I would mistake that smile for a loving one. But there's nothing such as love in this evil woman's dark heart. I don't even think she has a heart.
When you start working for Maxine Fox, she makes you sign a contract that binds you to her for eternity. The only way out is through death. Roman tried to leave and he was killed. Alex tried to leave and he was killed.
When I s
