He'd always had a thing for shorter women. He'd always had a bit of a thing for Asian women. And women who being attracted to, meant threats of bodily harm, possible dismemberment if their fathers found out - yeah, SUCH a turn on.

The fact that she was all of the above wrapped into one firecracker of a package that liked to pretend that she saw right through him and wanted nothing to do with him - well that just made it even more of a challenge.

And OH, did he EVER enjoy a challenge