You can run... Lyra Delmar is a woman with a past. Raised as the only child of an impoverished merchant and an illiterate mother, she knows what hard work is. She spent her entire life watching her parents work their fingers to the bone to provide her with the kind of opportunities they never had. When they send Lyra abroad to study, she knows that she needs to do whatever it takes to make them proud. She's got no time for romance, and when an arrogant prince from her home country turns up at her secret job, she'll do anything to protect her privacy. ...but you can't hide. Billionaire Sheikh Hamal al Abbas isn't interested in following his brothers' examples. Life in the harsh desert isn't for him. He'd much rather enjoy the finer things in life from the safety and comfort of his European penthouse. When he spots a beautiful and mysterious dancer at one of his favorite hangouts, he knows that he just has to make her his own. Unfortunately for the Sheikh, the black-haired beauty is secretive, stubborn, and totally irresistible. This alpha male is going to get what he wants, even if he has to take it by force.