Vlad had hoped that their time on his yacht would be the beginning of a peaceful marriage. Knowing Jane as he did, he should have known better. The woman was built for battle and made a point of letting him know she thought of their marriage as a mockery, despite weeks of passionate nights where he proved to her that they were very much married. He was rapidly reaching the end of his patience with his conflicted younger wife, who would show caring one moment and then bare her ...