Stormy weather

by Sally Heywood

She dreaded her own "maiden voyage" Pagan desperately needed funds for a daring yacht race she wished to enter, so she approached the dashing Leale de Laszlo for help. He agreed, but his conditions were impossible. Such an arrangement would irreversibly tarnish her reputation! Convinced Leale would never return her love, Pagan rashly agreed, dreading the moment she must fulfill her part of the bargain.