Aristandros Xenakis is like a panther poised to pounce. Sleek, dark and utterly powerful. And soon, he'll taste the sweet victory of revenge as his ex–fiance Ella Smithson desperately wants access to her baby niecebut he is the child's guardian! Ella has no choice but to submit to his demand...she must become his mistress! Naïve and unworldly, she is not like the groomed, gold–digging females who have previously warmed Aristandros' bed. Surely it's only a matter of time before he tires of herright?