Alice Sophia Ackerman Sanderford is the daughter of British Home Secretary and member of parliament Catherine Sanderford. With London being target of several terrorist attacks her mother, in charge of national security wants to push for the deployment of British troops into the Middle East and boost national security and allow the government more surveillance. Many are not amused by the proposition and Catherine becomes a target which puts Alice at risk. When Alice is given the handsome William Montague as her protector, she is not happy as she feels it is unnecessary since her relationship with her parents isn't exactly close and her existence is hardly known. However only time will tell what will happen when the attraction they both feel for each other grows along with the amount of danger Alice is in.