Gold ✓

Chapter Four

Dawn didn't realize how often she would fiddle with her ring until it was gone. She soon replaced her ring with some artificial jewelry she had lying around. It wasn't the same but the replacement was better than the feeling of her finger being naked. The next day Her Majesty made a comment about her change in ring but Dawn just excused herself with the lame excuse that she wanted a change. Her Majesty just hummed knowingly at her excuse and didn't question her any further. A visit to Gold had anyone, who didn't know him well enough, losing valuables in a blink of an eye. It was something that Dawn had yet to learn.

She kept the money with her at all times, afraid that she would be grabbed at any point and forced to pay so it was better than going empty handed. Plus she couldn't be too sure that her place was secure after the appearance of the black card. He could have it stolen so she could 'belong to him'. Dawn decided it was the safest way as she wasn't giving up easily.

It was a week later when Sin made his presence in her life known. Aside from the eyes that constantly watched her, one would've thought he had forgot about her and moved onto his next victim. She wished that would've been the case. It wasn't fair that she had to pay for her father's sins but there was no way to convince him of that. The clothes she had thrown away last week had been a good reminder that Sin wasn't someone who you could easily reason with. He liked to get his way, and right now she was hoping he would just be happy with the money. Alas, that wasn't the case when she returned from the office that evening.

Dawn kicked off her heels and switched on her light to find a box on her bed. She paused when she turned around at the sight of something that didn't belong to her. She was familiar with the type of box on her bed, it was a box that usually contained dresses, which came in as gifts for Her Majesty, when designers tried to get their clothes featured. The black box had an ominous presence in the room. She wasn't sure what message he was trying to send but it seemed black was his signature colour. For she knew, the box could be filled with snakes or a bomb.

Tentatively, Dawn reached over and open the lid, leaping away from it. To her surprise, there was a dress in the box, not a sinister surprise. She lifted the dress from under the white tissue paper, and found it to be a very expensive light blue evening gown. It was floor length and just the right size for her. It was something she has seen in recently at work, but in a different colour. Many questions raced through Dawn's mind; What am I supposed to do with this? What does this mean?

Dawn was snapped out of her thoughts by the sound of her mobile phone ringing. She dropped the dress back in the box and started rummaging through her handbag. She found her phone, the screen showing an unknown number. Usually she would ignore such numbers but the timing was too coincidental to ignore.

"Hello?" She answered.

"Ah, my lucky lady. I see you found my present," he replied. There was only one person who referred to Dawn as his lucky lady and that was Sin. Dawn was on guard instantly. She was glad she had answered her phone in this instance, otherwise, she was sure he would have one of his men men knocking down her door to comply to Sin's demands.