Submission to all men who approach her -- that is the dictate Taryn must obey. In doing so, she will find the one man who will tame her wild heart.
The Oracle of Greece has a dictate for Adrian as well -- patience and self-restraint. But those are not the qualities of a man accustomed to demanding the pleasures of the flesh.
When the two former lovers are cast out of Greece and sent to modern LA, the Oracle's words of warning are not enough to quell their desires.