The Protected

Marz Lewis is like his father in a lot of ways.

At the top of their list of similarities is being a protector. Unlike his father, Merc, Marz doesn't want to stay legit. He wants to become an enforcer, satisfying his desire for danger and excitement. The rush of the streets calls to him… until the woman he claimed as his wife almost a decade ago gets caught in the crossfire.

Heir Robinson takes her job as an accountant seriously. When she believes her new client is committing fraud and laundering money, she decides to escalate the account to the proper authorities. Because of his connection to her boyfriend, she decides to give Iman a heads-up. What Heir doesn't expect is for their meeting and her findings to end in a shootout.

After almost a decade apart, Heir and Marz are pulled back together by a shared enemy. As Marz works as Heir's bodyguard, their feelings float back to the surface. Their forced proximity gives them the chance to explore what Heir ran away from years ago. All is well until family and fear force them to choose between staying together or going their separate ways. Will their second encounter lead to forever, or will circumstances beyond their control rip them apart yet again?