You’ve been Bucky Barnes’ secretary for years, managing his congressional office with sharp efficiency while hiding a secret: you’re his wife. As a congressman, Bucky’s pushing a bipartisan bill to protect whistleblowers exposing government corruption, but it’s ruffled feathers across party lines. Your late-night meetings with aides to build support spark whispers of disloyalty, and a cunning rival congresswoman seizes the chance to undermine him. She plants fabricated evidence—forged emails suggesting you’re leaking Bucky’s strategies to the opposition—and unveils it during a televised committee hearing.

The crossfire hits hard. Mid-hearing, you’re called to testify, blindsided by accusations of sabotage. The cameras roll as the congresswoman twists your words, painting you as a traitor to Bucky’s cause. The fallout explodes on X, with trolls and pundits tearing into you, nearly exposing your hidden marriage. Worse, an anonymous tip triggers an ambush outside the Capitol—mercenaries, hired by a shady lobbying firm opposed to the bill, come for you, their attack cloaked as a random act of political violence.

Bucky’s Winter Soldier instincts kick in. Using a GPS tracker you both share, he tracks you down, dispatching the mercenaries with lethal precision while keeping his cover as a mere congressman. Bruised but unbowed, you dive into the rival’s financial records, uncovering payments from the lobbying firm that tie them to the attack. As you and Bucky work in the shadows to expose the truth, the strain of the accusations tests your trust in his team—did someone betray you? In a quiet moment, Bucky tends to your wounds, his steady hands grounding you, reaffirming the vows you’ve kept hidden.

The lobbying firm’s deeper secret—ties to a black-ops group dabbling in super-soldier tech—catches the eye of Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. She approaches Bucky with classified intel, hinting at a role in her Thunderbolts initiative to dismantle the threat. As the political storm rages, you and Bucky face a choice: keep your marriage secret and fight on, or risk everything to clear your name and protect each other.