Can Inherited Money Be Taken In A Divorce?

Location: North Carolina

Hello I recently inherited a large sum of money (1.1m) to be split between me and my daughter. That is what is written in the will and is specific to me and her. However, I have been separated from my husband for 2 years and we have not yet filed for divorce as he does not want it and keeps making excuses to get it filed. He does not know about this money but I am worried that when we go to get divorced he will take the money from me. What can I do? I am not sure if this money will constitute as “Our money” now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

EDIT for FAQ and to give more information to the post:

My daughter is almost 22 so we do not have to worry about a trust for her thankfully. Me and my husband have been separated since 2024 but I was told we could not get divorced until after a year of being separated. Since a year I have been attempting to get him to sign divorce papers and he refuses. I was unaware that I could get the divorce myself without having to have him sign (i’m not from NC and was unaware of this). Thank you to all who (kindly) explained this to me. I just found out about this inheritance a couple of days ago and am scrambling to figure out what I can do from here on out. I will be getting a move on with the paperwork and making sure everything stays separate until anything is finalized. Again thank you guys to the help on this. I have never had any money like this or assets to protect so this is all very new to me.