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THE WINTER’S WEAKNESS Some hearts are harder to destroy than others. Vespera Vale has never been ordinary. Born to two extraordinary beings from a world beyond Earth’s, she carries an ancient power within her—one that makes her unlike anything the universe has ever known. As an Avenger, she has mastered her abilities, fought alongside Earth’s mightiest heroes, and built a life on a planet she has always considered home. But everything changes when she crosses paths with the Winter Soldier. Bucky Barnes is HYDRA’s most dangerous weapon: a ghost with a metal arm, a forgotten past, and no freedom of his own. He has one purpose, one mission, and one rule—never question an order. Until her. Vespera sees something beneath the assassin’s cold exterior that no one else seems willing to look for. And when the woman he was ordered to eliminate becomes the one person he cannot bring himself to hurt, the lines between enemy and ally begin to blur. But breaking HYDRA’s hold won’t be easy. Neither will confronting the secrets buried in Vespera’s own origins. In a world built on violence, secrets, and impossible choices, can a weapon remember how to be human? Or will the Winter Soldier become her greatest weakness? An Avenger. A weapon. Two worlds destined to collide.