Never had Elspeth Steward imagined her wedding would be interrupted by a dark-haired stranger charging in on a black stallion, scooping her into his arms, and carrying her off across the wild Scottish highlands. Pressed against his hard chest and nestled between his strong thighs, she ought to have feared for her life. But her captor silenced all protest with a sour-searing kiss, giving Elspeth a glimpse of the pain behind his passion - a pain only she could see.