The brooding weight of the gala encounter with Ethan still clung to Sara. Even as she went about her day, her mind replayed the moment his piercing blue eyes met hers. The secret she had kept for so long now felt heavier, threatening to crush the careful life she had built up over time.When evening fell, she was quite restless. After dropping Noah at Emily's apartment, she headed downtown toward a small bookstore in search of freelance editing jobs.As she stepped out of the store, however, a strange sense of foreboding came over her. The street lay quieter than it normally would, the faint murmur of distant traffic being her only companion. As she walked, an eerie sensation made her feel as if someone somewhere was watching her, causing her heart to race.She walked quickly, glance over her shoulder; street was empty. Shaking her head, she dismissed it as paranoia-until she turned a corner and noticed a shadow moving in the distance."Who's there?" she called out, trying to sound braver than she felt.Silence answered her.Sara burst into a run, the echoes of her boots striking against the pavement. She didn't stop until reaching the bus stop, and by then she was out of breath from scanning the area.Someone, from the corner of the street, concealed in obscurity, was watching her.--The next day, Sara tried to shake off the occurrences from the night before. Noah was a good distraction for her, removing horrible memories from her head. But a loud bang of someone knocking at the door as she chopped vegetables for the evening meal startled her.Wiping her hands on a towel, she frowned then went over to answer it.The man standing on her doorstep had not sought an introduction but was tall, broad-shouldered, and wearing an expensive suit."Sara Hart?" he asked with a professional yet cold tone."Yes?" she said cautiously."A document was handed to her by the man. 'The letter serves you. Mr. Ethan Knight asks you to pay him a visit tomorrow morning at his office.'"Sara looked at him with her heart pounding in great beats. "Why?"The man did not reply ; instead, he said, "I suggest you open it," turned around, and walked away.With shaking hands she opened the envelope. It contained a letter formally inviting her to Knight Enterprises for a meeting.Mixed up thoughts jumbled up in her mind. Why is Ethan calling now? Didn't he figure it out? And even if he did… what would he do about it?To Be Continued…