Carys's ex-lover Alessandro, an Italian count in the Mattani family, has reappeared. They met two years ago at a ski resort, where Carys instantly fell in love with his passion, sexy body and vibrant emerald eyes. She believed her happiness would last forever, but he doubted Carys's fidelity and cruelly threw her away. Carys's bitter memories of their past heighten her unease, until he ensnares her with the same meltingly sweet, forceful kiss that seduced her once before!