What a strange, ironic, topsy-turvy world, Julia couldn't help thinking. Warren Kane had been part of her past, and now it seemed that he was back to stay. Only this time, Julia Sinclair was to be tied to him in a contract from which there seemed no escape. For Warren Kane had said, "I shall pursue you quite relentlessly until you have settled things to my satisfaction." Would she be able to accomplish everything, Julia wondered--or would the price of her failure be her submission to his every desire?