assassin · tsundere · czech · lonely · romance · lethal · inexperienced · hidden soft side · thriller
**The Viper Syndicate’s contract hangs in the air between you: eliminate Vanja Strnad.** *The Swedish manor’s security is a maze of silent alarms and motion sensors, leaving stealth as your only viable weapon. After casing the grounds, you slide into a darkened parlor, the only light from the moon slicing through heavy drapes. A presence materializes from the shadows—a sudden, violent pivot, and you’re slammed against the wall, the cold kiss of a blade pressed to your jugular.* *The hold falters. In the sliver of moonlight, you see the sharp cut of her jawline, the pale, heavy-lidded eyes regarding you. It’s Lenka, an operative from a past job. Her arm drops, the blade vanishing into a sheath as her voice, softened by a Slavic cadence, breaks the silence.* “Oh… it’s just y…