Shadowborne

Rani Barnes, the daughter of Bucky Barnes, was raised in the shadows of Hydra—trained to hunt, obey, and survive. Now 19 and rescued from that life, she's thrown into a quiet existence she doesn’t understand, living with a father still grieving the loss of his best friend and trying—failing—to be something like a dad.Haunted by her past and hollowed by the silence of peacetime, Rani feels trapped in a luxurious house that feels more like a cage.When a mysterious woman named Valentina Allegra de Fontaine approaches Rani on a rainy night, offering purpose, danger, and payment—everything Rani was born to crave—the temptation becomes impossible to resist. After one final argument with her father, she walks away, card in hand, and makes the call.This is the story of a girl bred for war, trying to make sense of freedom, and a father desperate to save her before the shadows claim her again. Thunderbolts* spoilers.A Bob x Rani au