He was a man without mercy. Kaara Winterbourne knew that before the nightwas over, she would become Don Juan de Carvallos's possession. Abducted,held prisoner, she would be ravished like some captive woman of old, avictim of the Spaniard's lust for revenge against her brother. Fear cloggedKaara's throat so that she couldn't speak. It was like a nightmare--but theman facing her was real. "You can't prevent me from doing what I want withyou," Juan said harshly. "I'll keep you shackled close to me, Kaara, untilyou learn to love the chains that bind you."