Dark!James 'Bucky' Barnes/OC AU ~~~ Margaret Everlee is a terribly timid little thing. Living her life as a struggling artist in New York, trying to find her place in the world. That is until the CEO with a dark past, James Barnes sets his sights on her. His infatuation is instantaneous, becoming a man possessed. Desperately needing her to be his own little doll and willing to take down anyone that gets in his way. This story is 18+. Specific tags in the first chapter.

Mafia Bucky Barnes AU [DARK ROMANCE] 𝙱𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚂𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚜. "𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝." - 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 𝒪𝓇𝒾𝒶𝓃𝒶 𝒮𝓅𝒶𝒹ℯ I tried to claw my way out of this life. The life I was bred for. But this family and business has a way to drag you back in. There's no where to run. No one can save me but 𝐡𝐢𝐦. He has me. I'm his. I don't trust him but there's no other alternative. He's a stranger but now he's all I have to depend on. He's broody and cold but looks at me as if I was his lifeline. It scares me. 𝐇𝐞 scares me. But I can't lose him. He's all I have now. 𝒥𝒶𝓂ℯ𝓈 "ℬ𝓊𝒸𝓀𝓎" ℬ𝒶𝓇𝓃ℯ𝓈 This life is all I've ever known. How to hurt. How to make people bleed. Except for her. I don't want to hurt her. Now she's mine, after all those years of watching from afar. Craving her. Yearning for 𝐡𝐞𝐫. She doesn't know it, but she'll cave for me. She's all I want and now is my chance to claim her. Except, she hates this life. What I am and represent. And the family secret I've been keeping could be the final nail in the coffin. I can't lose her. 𝐒𝐡𝐞'𝐬 what I need. . . . . . . . . . . . . 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬: • Mafia • Broken meets Broken • Angst & Yearning • Forced Proximity • Marriage of Convenience • Reluctant Allies to Lovers • Fish Out of Water • Family Tragedy . . . . . . . . . . . . ⚠️ 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 ⚠️ • 18+ content • Spicy • Violence • Murder • Morally black themes • Morally grey characters • Mental Illness and Emotional Distress (Unmentioned triggers/warnings will be mentioned by chapter if needed) . . . . . . . . . . . . ❗️All original characters are mine. Marvel characters belong to their own