REWRITTEN.
"It's not my job to protect you, Moonlark. It's my job to protect the Empath."
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Six girls rescued by the Black Swan from various dark circumstances and trained to do their dirty work in the shadows. One runaway boy. When the Swan's team of young expert killers is assigned the task of locating Keefe Sencen, who has fled to the Forbidden Cities after developing a terrifying new ability, keeping him safe becomes their number one priority. Unfortunately for Aeyva, Evelina, Kayleey, Carmen, Avilyn, and Lyra, the boy is determined to protect the ones he loves by staying as far away from them as possible.
Unbeknownst to Keefe, his new bodyguards have secrets of their own, and lines blur between the Black Swan and the Neverseen the deeper the mysteries go. As a war is brewing, the girls must set aside their pasts and shield him from his mother and her organization's sinister plans ⸺ at all costs.
⟢ Set post-Unlocked.
Zero has had feelings for Kaname for a while. However, Kaname only thinks of him as a pawn. Damn it Kaname.
No character death, slight gore (vampires), you will not be hurt by ending (or your money back).