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After losing the job you thought you’d have forever, you land what seems like an impossible opportunity: a position at Stark Tower. Brilliant, compassionate, and effortlessly organised, you quickly become indispensable to both Stark Industries and the Avengers, finding yourself surrounded by a family you never expected to have. One Avenger, however, catches your attention more than the rest. Bucky Barnes is all dry wit, old-fashioned charm and carefully guarded walls. What begins as playful banter slowly becomes something far more dangerous as he finds himself falling for the kindest woman he's ever met. There's just one problem. You already have a boyfriend. While you believe you’re in a loving relationship, the Avengers see the cracks almost immediately. Behind Liam Thorne's perfect smile lies a manipulative man whose lies, love bombing and emotional abuse have left you questioning your own worth without even realising it. As Bucky struggles to keep his growing feelings buried, he watches the woman he loves give everything to someone who only knows how to take. But when the truth about Liam finally begins to unravel, you will be forced to discover that love shouldn't hurt—and that sometimes the family you find can save you from the life you thought you deserved.