introduction

saudade

(n.) a nostalgic longing to be near to something or someone that is distant, or has been loved then lost.

"the love that remains"

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zephyr vitale auclair was stolen from her home in greece when she was only nine years old. she was brought back to the states by her father and trained to be an assassin, killing for his benefit.

fast forward sixteen years, and she's trapped in a car, traveling across america with none other than james barnes, one of the most irritating men she has ever come across.