Nick’s magnetism was overwhelming. Infatuated, Rachel offered no resistance to Nick’s seduction. Then he insisted she marry him, not because he loved her, but because of the result of his own unbridled passion. “No child of mine,” he claimed, “is going to suffer for my mistakes. ” Their marriage, seeped in mistrust, was doomed from the start. Rachel refused to be a surrogate wife and fled before Nick could stop her, and before her hungry, foolish heart told her to stay and fight for his love.