The Forgotten Heir.

When Lila Anne Quinn receives a mysterious, unmarked letter inviting her to the reading of billionaire Tobias Hawthorne's will, she doesn't ask why-she just runs. Because anything is better than the life she's barely holding together.

But what starts as a strange inheritance quickly spirals into a deadly game.

Named a co-heir alongside Avery Grambs, Lila finds herself living under the roof of the infamous Hawthorne House-a mansion full of secrets, riddles, and eyes that never stop watching. She doesn't know Tobias Hawthorne. She never met him. But the old man left her something far more valuable than money: the truth about who she is... and who she comes from.

With the help of the four enigmatic Hawthorne brothers and the sharp-eyed Avery, Lila uncovers a trail of letters, riddles, and chess-themed clues planted decades ago-by a man everyone believed was dead: her father.

Each piece of the puzzle points to a deeper conspiracy-a hidden past, a forged identity, and a legacy built on strategic deception. As Lila races to uncover the truth about the Knight and the Rook, she discovers she's more than just a pawn in someone else's game.

She's the key.

And someone will do anything to keep her off the board.