His Little Pawn

"May I ask your name again?" Lance queried, his voice laced with curiosity. "It's Sapphire. Why do you ask?" "Sapphire, an interesting name," he said, a sudden smile lighting up his face. "Would you consider becoming my wife?" Caught off guard, Sapphire, a hardworking scholarship recipient with ailing mother as her primary concern, found herself cornered by the 32-year-old Lance Clawson, a wealthy tycoon born into a sprawling fortune. His proposal, a response to her defiance, left her with no choice but to accept. This acceptance plunged her into the complex world of the Clawson family, where power struggles and bitter rivalries simmered beneath the surface. Caught in the crossfire of their cutthroat family dynamics, Sapphire tirelessly tried to protect both Lance from the vengeful claws of his own family and herself from getting entangled in their relentless quest for control. Will she succeed in breaking Lance free from his cycle of revenge, or will their paths lead them both down a treacherous path together?