A Dance With Shadows {18+}

I was taught one rule above all others.

Trust no one.

Not your partner.
Not your enemy.
Not even yourself.

In my world, hesitation gets you killed.

My name is Ciara Monroe.

But the people who know what I do call me Viper.

I've spent years becoming someone no one can touch. A shadow. A weapon. A ghost in my own right.

Then they assigned me to him.

Thiago Costa.

The man behind the name Ghost.

The assassin who thinks he's untouchable. The one person I trust less than my enemies. The one person who somehow manages to annoy me with nothing but a smile.

"You're staring, Viper," Thiago said, leaning against the doorway like he didn't have a care in the world.

I narrowed my eyes.

"I'm deciding where to hide your body."

His lips curved into a smirk.

"See? That's what I like about you. Always so welcoming."

I hated him.

At least, that's what I kept telling myself.

Because the most dangerous missions aren't the ones where I have a target.

They're the ones where I have to work beside the one person capable of becoming my weakness.

And Ghost?

He was the last person I ever wanted to let close.

(Also if we are related or you know me from somewhere, please, for the love of everything you believe in, do not read this.)

Started: July 15 2026
Ended: TBA