He pulled the end of the silk tie and tightened the knot against Daniela's wrist. His fingers brushed the warm softness of her skin, and he groaned.

God, he'd missed her. Over the many years, too many to fathom, since she'd left him he spent many hours filling his life with women who didn't even begin to compare to his first love. He tried, desperately tried, to find that one woman who would even measure up, that one woman whose body brought him to utter bliss, ...