Protecting The Heiress

Lia Rodriquez lives a fairytale life. A loving husband, the dream family and boundless happiness. She couldn't have asked for more. But her world shatters with a single brutal twist. Her husband's betrayal. It rips away her trust and joy. Grief pile upon grief at the sudden death of her beloved father. Thrust into the dark threads of family obligations, Lia finds herself an unwilling inheritor of the Rodriquez Empire. Obligations comes with enemies and danger. A truth Lia knows all too well. That was why she escaped years ago. But now, there is no choice left for her. Nicholas Graham, a broker, who is haunted by ghosts and the burden of his dying sister, only deals with transporting contrabands across countries. But when he receives an anonymous call in desperate times, he grabs it, oblivious to the danger that awaits him. Soon he's entangled into a lethal game of inheritance surrounding a woman who he is starting to realize he will go above and beyond for. Even if it cost him everything. Including his life. As Lia dismantles the mystery behind her father's death, Nicholas confronts his demons. Can they navigate the dangerous play of power and betrayal while trying to keep their feelings in check or will they become pawns in the deadly game where the price of truth is etched in blood?