Misty Carver, professionally known as Mystique, knows all too well what Lucas Stuyvesant Harrison wants. Each night he watches her play the piano in the posh Edwardian Room of Manhattan's Terrace Hotel. Several times he approaches her. But, though he owns the hotel, Misty's determined he'll never own her! Then, to her dismay, Luc insinuates himself into her life—sending her emeralds, charming her friends, showing a solicitude she's never known. His virile presence pushes away the shadows that plague her. His kisses send her into another world. Suddenly she's too mesmerized to protest—even when he declares they'll be married tomorrow!