Chapter Forty-Nine Ana I stared blankly at the tall, unfamiliar man standing right on my threshold. He held a large, premium delivery carton in his arms, his eyes scanning my features before he asked directly if I was Ana. I took a shallow breath and gave him a firm nod. Without saying a word of explanation, he handed me a heavy clipboard, pointing to the blank line at the bottom, and gave me a sleek pen to sign for the package. I felt incredibly confused by the sudden delivery, but I decided to keep my mouth shut. I took the pen and quickly scribbled my signature on the sheet. The delivery man took the clipboard back and carefully slid the large box into my arms. Just as he turned around on his heel and was about to walk away down the corridor, the silence in my chest broke, and

