For the Sake of Her (Bucky X OC)

In the wake of her harrowing battle against Zemo's manipulations, Adriana thought the worst was behind her. Free from his grasp and with Bucky at her side, she begins to rebuild-but the road to redemption is anything but smooth. Haunted by the weight of her past, her freedom is fragile, and the shadows of Hydra still loom.

When a rogue Hydra operative emerges, determined to resurrect the sleeper agent program that once enslaved her, Adriana is thrust back into a war she thought she'd left behind. As the Avengers face a relentless enemy armed with deadly secrets, Adriana must confront the remnants of the Winter Soldier conditioning that still lingers within her.

But this time, the stakes are higher than ever. As the team races to dismantle Hydra's new threat, Adriana finds herself slipping deeper into a familiar darkness-a ruthless, calculated side she thought she'd buried. Her methods grow colder, her emotions more distant, and the line between herself and the weapon she once was begins to blur.

Even Bucky, the man who knows her best, struggles to reach her as she spirals closer to becoming the thing she fears most. When betrayal strikes and a mission turns into an ambush, Adriana faces an impossible choice-sacrifice herself to save her team, or embrace the monster within to ensure their survival.

In this gripping sequel to The Wake of Her, love, loyalty, and humanity are pushed to their limits. As Adriana's world begins to unravel, she must decide what she's willing to lose to protect the ones she loves-her team, her future, and even herself.

Will she overcome the darkness that threatens to consume her once more? Or will her fight for redemption cost her everything?

With heart-pounding action, gut-wrenching emotion, and a story that blurs the lines between hero and villain, this tale of sacrifice and survival will leave readers questioning what it truly means to be free.