After the event at Istanbul with Ivan Somodorov and his quantum entanglement machinery the O.P.U.S., Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a Black Widow, and Ava Orlova are left in a state of grief after losing Alexei during that same encounter. Brother to Natasha and the love of Ava. But what if Alex had survived his bullet wounds from Ivan's hired guns? What if they had S.H.I.E.L.D. notified and had the chance for back-up? A fanfiction for the end of Margaret Stohl's novel Black Widow: Forever Red for fans to be able to see into the future of what might have become to the lost Romanoff sibling. Enter the world of the Avenger's iconic master spy once again.