Cola_Oya
At twenty-two, Katya Lockwood has learned how to survive. After losing both her parents, she and her older sister are left to raise their younger siblings on their own, juggling long shifts, unpaid bills, and a life that never quite slows down. Katya tends bar at night, pretending everything is fine, because someone has to hold the family together.
But when the family begins receiving strange online messages and anonymous calls, their fragile normal shatters. The FBI intervenes with a truth Katya never expected: one of her siblings is connected to one of the most dangerous cybercriminals in the world. The family is separated for their own safety, placed under federal protection, and assigned armed bodyguards.
Katya refuses to stay quiet. While the FBI urges her to stay out of it, she secretly begins helping the investigation, determined to uncover the truth and bring her family back together.
But when she meets James Antonov, her assigned bodyguard and a closed-off ex-Marine with his own scars, everything becomes more complicated. He's sworn to protect her, not fall for her, but the closer the danger gets, the harder it becomes to tell where duty ends and something real begins.
As secrets unravel and trust becomes a risk, Katya must choose how far she's willing to go for her family... and whether love can survive under constant watch.