Forced to Remarry, I Shut Their Port

The Story

Anna Lindberg, daughter of a shipping magnate, loses her husband and immediately faces the predatory grasp of the Carlyle family. Her mother-in-law and brother-in-law covet her docks and fleet, forging an engagement shortly after his death to force her into a marriage that would seize her fortune. Anna refuses to submit. She tears up the fake contract in public and revokes their port access, crippling their trade. The Carlyles react with fury, spreading slander and hiring hit-men. They also launch smuggling operations in an attempt to regain control.