Since he was back from Islamabad, she was already planning to resort to her previous

measures of avoiding him.

The night sprawled in the sky, but tonight she didn't leave her room like the other times she

would, considering and probing over the words he had said to her this morning.

"I've got my eyes on you, Sheherzaad."

There was a subtle hanging threat in his tone while his eyes pierced hers, as if he wanted

the message to sink in and for her to know the deeper meaning of his words.

That he ...