Devilish Secret ✦Steve Roger & Bucky Barnes✦

♔Chapter 1♔

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Ellaria's POV

There are hidden secrets everywhere you look. You are never really guaranteed to know everything. You can die trying. My mother is a witch and so was my grandmother and so on. I am a witch. When I was eighteen the Avengers were formed. I also knew about it because my mother is Tony Stark's assistant along with Ms. Pepper Potts. My father and I lived in New York to be close to my mom. My mom and dad loved each other very much but got a divorce. Why? Well as a witch once we turn twenty-four, we make an eternity spell. This keeps us young. A divorce was a way to keep suspicion at bay.

When the war in New York happened was the day when I only had my mother. They took my father during that war those aliens took my father. The authorities found his body two hours later when it was over. He was at work while I was waiting for my mom at Tony's tower. I was shielding myself from the purple aliens, their spears, and the rubles. That same damn day, they found out about my mother's abilities.

When it comes to my family it is very tricky to know much about the history or meanings of us. We are a seemingly an elephant in the room when it comes to the prophecy of the end. I truly think it is a bunch of bullshit. My mother has a different viewpoint of it. She sees it to bring better and kill the stigma of the already dying species of witches. My grandmother sees is as we must hate all humans and take over. My mother's maiden name is Harkness; Eleanor Harkness but uses my father's last name Gorman. Who am I? I am Ellaria Margot Gorman. I am now twenty-one years old and sitting at my dull colored dorm.

I look outside seeing the birds flying with their freedom. A freedom no witch will ever achieve. My mother was out with the Avengers to fight Strückers base. I went to look to my phone to see any message from my mom. No matter how many times she goes to any of these missions I am always afraid of getting a phone call from Pepper, Tony, or whoever to tell me I lost my mom. I do not want to be alone.

I feel this lump from my throat to just think and think on it, my phone goes off. I quickly look at the ID caller to see mom light up. No matter how many times my mom calls me I get so happy to see it. "Hello? Mom?"

"Sweetie I'm back from the mission. I just wanted to let you know that there is a party that will be starting. It will be on Saturday. I called your dean that you will be transferred to New York to finish your degree. Mr. Stark will be sending you a private plane to bring you here on Friday. I think it's time."

I took a deep breath. I was truly afraid to show my abilities. I never met any of the other Avengers. I was afraid of these attacks. These attacks that I get nightmares from every night that I now have insomnia from it. The day that Loki invaded New York and one of those dinosaur looking aliens killed my dad as if he was dog. Cornered him and killed him in cold blood. Loki even told something to my mother that paranoid her about what will happen to me.

"Okay mom. I won't disappoint you."

I can hear her hum on the other line. "You never do peach."

I hanged up and grabbed my backpack ready to get to class and finish this week. I have not seen Tony, Nat, and Pepper since that day.

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Eleanor's POV

Walking in I hear Tony, Helen, Natasha, and Bruce talking about regenerating tissues and all. All of this technological talk is what helped me get my degree to be Tony's assistant and I got to meet Matthew. Even my own daughter wants to follow her father's footstep. I miss him and how he made me feel. He was truly the sweetest person that the world rarely comes by.

"I don't have a girlfriend."

Clint sees me walking in as Helen goes on about the future. I quickly stood next to Natasha. She quickly gave me a glance and whispered to me. She leaned next to me and whispered, "So your daughter is coming?"

I smiled and nodded. "Yes, she is."

Natasha gives me a chuckle patting my arm. We were quickly brought back to the Tony's conversation. "And, Helen, I expect to see you at the party on Saturday."

I could not help but roll my eyes at my boss's demands. He wants everyone to live life to the fullest. Therefore, I work for him and why I am letting my daughter work for Stark Industries. I know he will keep her safe.

"Unlike you, I don't have a lot of time for parties... will Thor be there?" I chuckled. Helen can be so cute. I walk to the living room to see Steve sitting on the couch watching the news.

"Steve!" I quickly walked to him.

"Not now... Harkness."

I could not help but swallow my words from the tone he used. He and I do work well when it comes to missions, but that is where it ends. Well at least with Mr. America. The reason why is because we knew each other from World War II. I worked with Peggy and I knew her. I loved her and she loved me back. Peggy was my light.
She was there for me and I was there for her. When Steve and I met I was an agent with Peggy. Agent Carter and Agent Harkness. My maiden's name was Eleanor Harkness, but like Peggy, people called me by my nickname. Ellie. Peggy and I knew each other. She knew what I was. We were lovers.

Steve, for I have always known, to be a good person no matter what. When Steve woke up and saw me as Tony's assistant, he had many questions for me. Like what happened to Peggy. When he found out about everything, he has had this resentment towards me.

I swallow that lump and sigh looking at the ground. "During the party I will be having a guest coming."

Steve shakes his head. "Already moved on from Matthew?"

Instantly anger grew inside me. I look up shocking him. Nobody talks about Matthew in that way. I was married to him. He was my husband. He is Ellaria's father, and everything that happened to him and what will happen to my daughter burns me to this very day.

"My guest is mine and Matthew's daughter as well. I suggest you swallow your anger or so be it Rogers. I will show you to fear me."

Steve looks at me shocked "your daughter?"

"Yes, she is coming from school. I miss her so much and will be here with me." I get closer to him pointing my finger to his face. "If you ever put your anger on me to her, I will rip you apart."

"Does she know of your past? And she would be a child Eleanor I won't do that."

"She knows enough about me."

Steve clenches his jaw. He looks to the ground. "Steve, I understand you hate me, but don't put it on her."

Steve shakes his head looking up to the ceiling, "I don't hate you. I feel stupid to trust you and Peggy. To love Peggy."

I truly did feel guilty about him loving Peggy. "She did love you back." Steve just held his hand up stopping me.

"She chose you."

He stands up and starts to walk off. "I don't think you understand Steve. You are still alive. You need to move on and live your life. You cannot stay in the past. Peggy, I know for sure told you this as she told me as well. Give her that relief that you will be okay."