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Stolen from her family at just six years old, Delilah knew nothing of her parents, her real home, or a normal childhood. The Red Room became her entire world-a world built on blood, merciless beatings, and forced combat against Super Soldiers. By the time she was fourteen, through sheer survival instinct and terrifying endurance, Delilah had become the lethal elite of the facility.
She was stripped of the bright, sweet, and social child she once was. But amidst the cold hell of the Red Room, she found warmth in two people: Bucky Barnes, whose cell was right next to hers and who treated her like a little sister he desperately wanted to protect, and Yelena Belova, who became her fierce older sister and confidante.
At sixteen, the three of them executed a desperate, bloody escape. Delilah barely survived, taking a bullet to the stomach and clinging to life in Bucky's arms as the Avengers rushed in to save them. Dr. Bruce Banner brought her back from the brink of death, and the Avengers took all three in as family.
Now, at seventeen, Delilah has fought hard to reclaim her light. She wears a mask on missions as one of the strongest Avengers, while by day, she attends Midtown High-thrilled by the simple joy of a normal life. But her smooth start was ruined on day one by Peter Parker, a boy drowning in his own hidden grief who lashed out at her radiant energy, sparking a bitter feud between them.
When Peter officially joins the Avengers as Spider-Man, their high school rivalry explodes into Avengers Tower. Between petty banter, shared patrols, and nightmares that still haunt the dark, Peter slowly begins to realize that behind Delilah's bright smile lies a devastating past-and Delilah learns that the boy she hates is fighting ghosts of his own.
She was forged in blood and quiet agony. He thought she was just another privileged girl. Neither of them was ready for the truth.