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The Avengers have faced gods, aliens, rogue AIs, and the end of the world. Adding one new recruit shouldn’t be the difficult part. When Fury introduces the team’s newest enhanced operative—a hero whose abilities are unlike anything they’ve encountered before—the Avengers aren’t sure what to expect. She’s powerful enough to shift the tide of a battle in seconds, but she’s guarded, fiercely independent, and carries secrets that even S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn’t uncover. Most of the team welcomes her immediately. Bucky Barnes doesn’t. He’s spent years learning that trusting people gets them hurt, and the last thing he wants is another reminder that everyone eventually leaves. Keeping his distance should be easy. Except she refuses to let him. Whether it’s sparring matches that end in sarcastic insults, late-night conversations in the compound kitchen, or surviving increasingly dangerous missions where they’re forced to rely on one another, the walls Bucky spent decades building begin to crack. Then someone starts hunting enhanced individuals connected to the Avengers. As old enemies resurface and new ones emerge from the shadows, the team discovers the newest Avenger isn’t just another superhero—she’s the key to a conspiracy that stretches back decades, one capable of dismantling everything the Avengers have fought to protect. With betrayals, impossible choices, and the world once again hanging in the balance, Bucky finds himself facing the one thing he’s always feared more than losing a fight: Losing the person who somehow became home. Some stories begin with love at first sight. This one begins with distrust, stubbornness, bruises, impossible missions, and two people convinced they’re better off alone. They’re both wrong.