Candle light turned the heavy drapes black. Worthless for Chas to escape when he was dressed in dove-grey silk. He cast about desperately for a place to hide from Phoenix Tanzer, the man who wouldn't take no.

Really, if Chas only knew why Phoenix was so determined to marry him, whether he willed it or not, he could find a way out of the situation. But he was trapped, had no hope and was going to have to stab Phoenix to escape. He just knew it.

Until Jade Bulgarelli gave Chas a glimpse of hope and opened up a whole new way to escape for both Chas and Jade.