An heir denied his throne. A deadly virus without an antidote. One woman who holds the key to saving the world. The warrior blood of his ancestors urged Sheik Rafiq Zayed to claim what was rightfully his. But first he needed to stop a deadly virus. And there was only one woman who could help him. Yet after kidnapping the seductive Dr. Paige Sterling, Rafiq realized that she was more than just essential to his mission...this woman had somehow unleashed a passion he'd thought long gone.