"I've never wanted anyone as much as I want you, and I warm you, my dear, Ihave never failled to get what I want", Randal Mercier told Laura Hallam."I've no real choice, have I?" Laura asked.As long as she could remember, Laura had loved Dr. Tom Nicol, a gentle,self-sacrificing man, dedicated to serving the needy. Unlike him in everyway was Randal Mercier--wealthy, powerful, taking what he wanted. And hewanted Laura. Her father's embezzlement of funds from Randal's company madeit impossible for Laura to refuse his marriage proposal. She knew she mustmarry him but she didn't have to love him. She couldn't foresee her changeof heart or the despair of knowing he was indifferent to it.