"Don't ask me to stop," he whispered in a husky voice that came from deep inhis chest. "I want you so badly..." Simon Kendrick had charged suddenly intoKirsten Mallory's life. Powerful, intimidating, as her boss he controlledher job. Did he mean to take possession of her? His mouth covered hers witha kiss that began gently, then exploded into an irresistible demand. Who washe? What did he want? Kirsten Mallory had sworn that no man would evercontrol her again. Yet suddenly she felt herself bound by invisible chains -chains held casually in the steel grip of the relentless, passionate pirate.