PROLOGUE

Mariya Aristova is a Black Widow. Well, she was before Natalia Romanova came along and stole her title. A graduate of the Red Room and the Black Widow program, she was HYDRA's secret weapon until James Barnes came along. Training together in the Red Room, the Winter Soldier and the Black Widow formed an unbreakable bond, or so they thought. When Natalia Romanova bests Mariya, the two barely making it out alive, Mariya is confined to a dark cell, destined to dance until she drops - on stage or off - with only one word keeping her sane. James.

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