When Vikki meets Hassam it is war at first sight. He is a Prince of Bashram and bodyguard to its King but in her eyes he is an arrogant barbarian. She is a member of the press and he has good reason not to trust the press. When the King invites her to visit Bashram she accepts because she knows Hassam does not want her there. Circumstances force them to observe an uneasy armistice until a story appears in the press concerning the Queen. Hassam blames...