A dull ache pulsed through my skull as I blinked open my eyes. For a second, panic raced up my spineI didn't recognize the ceiling above me, the cool sheets under my back, or the faint scent of cedar and spice that filled the room.

Where am I? This isn't Dominic's room. The scent is all wrongno pine, no danger, no him.

My heart thudded as I sat up fast. My head spun. There was a man across the room, sitting in a deep leather chair. Not Dominic. He was tall, strong, but not as ...