When millionaire Matteo Santini bought one night with Bella Gatti it was to protect her innocence from the dangerous game she was caught up in. He never expected to be so undone by their fierce attraction - nor by her disappearance the next day. Chambermaid Bella has escaped her shameful past, but memories of that night with Matteo still burn. Forced to attend Sicily's most exclusive wedding with him, Bella knows the dark-hearted tycoon will want a reckoning. And as the clock strikes twelve it's clear the only way Bella will be leaving the party is with Matteo - via his bed!