Hawthorne Paradox
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She wasn't supposed to be a threat. Until she looked a soldier in the eyes and smirked.
A.E.G.I.S. was built to handle the impossible-superpowered operatives, covert missions, end-of-the-world-level threats. What they weren't prepared for was her. Katerina Hawthorn. Quiet. Untrained. And supposedly harmless.
Brought in under the guise of recruitment, Kate is hiding a secret that could get her killed-or worse. The men hunting her aren't interested in mercy. They want her power, and they'll tear through the world to get it.
Enter Kai Mercer. Battle-hardened. All scars and silence and a bionic arm that's saved more lives than it's broken bones (but just barely). He doesn't want a rookie on his team. Especially not one who talks back, fights dirty, and makes his pulse skip for all the wrong reasons.
The team doesn't know what Kate really is.
She doesn't know who she can trust.
And Kai? He just wants to survive her.
But when her secrets start to unravel-and the body count rises-A.E.G.I.S. will have to decide if she's a weapon worth wielding...
...or the spark that burns them all down.
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