16 parts Complete Mature~*~*~
"I am the spy in the shadows; the thief in the night; a seductress in the dark; the fist that you never saw coming; and, when absolutely necessary, the bringer of your final breath. I am good at what I do, I am damn good at all of it. As a matter of fact, I am the very best."
"I am Mercy Evanston and I am Trace Waterford's favorite weapon."
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Mercy's life is turned upside down late one night when her parents' boss, Mr. Waterford, wakes her. Her parents were gone and she was now to be under Mr. Waterford's care. No big deal. Except that Mr. Waterford is actually the leader of a notorious black market ring and now Mercy will be raised as his future third-in-command under his son, the gorgeous and charming, Trace Waterford.
But life is not all bad, Mercy actually learns to love her new role as she discovers that she has a natural-born instinct for the life that her parents used to lead. Things are going well for her. She has money, power, respect, and the best friend that any girl could ask for, Jay Waterford. The only thing missing from her life is...love.
However, you know what they say, when you are not looking...
On what should have been a simple mission with Trace. Things take a turn when the night heats up, unexpectedly. Leading the two to explore emotions that they had, both, long denied. Though things can never be that easy, no, not for...
"A Woman Like Me..."
Mature themes: language, violence, and sex