Cecilia: When my husband died and our best friend disappeared, leaving me to run the company that Lucas had run into the ground, I had to fight the grief and anger. My husband, Lucas and I had been on the rocks and I was always strangely attracted to our best friend and business partner Jasper Canterbury. The hurt from his defection had closed off all of my heart and I focused on resuscitating our flagging business. When Jasper comes back when I serve him with papers to sever his relationship with the company, I make a mistake and give in to the raging desire between us. But it was once and I refuse to give in again. I can hold out against his charms, right? Jasper: C.C. Montgomery is the woman I have wanted since I first saw her. There's been no one else but her even when I found out she was married. If I could only be friends with the two of them, that's what I would do. Every time I left her with him was like a dagger to my aching heart. I didn't want anything to happen to him though. But when he died and I held her in my arms, my raging feelings bubbled up and I knew I couldn't stay there and be tempted. I still wanted her but she needed time to heal. I couldn't push her into something she wasn't ready for. Now, since I've gotten her message it feels like the time is right to make her mine. If I can convince her that I'm serious, I'm in love with her and didn't mean to hurt her. It's going to be a challenge but her love is worth every struggle she puts me through.