Books with title Viper

In the aftermath of the second world war in Germany a mother has to leave her child behind to be able to escape two former Gestapo officers, who are in search of revenge for what she did in the war, when her code name was Viper. She leaves the boy in the care of two ladies of the quarter, Hamburg’s famous red light district, the Kiez, as the locals call it.The more the boy learns from his “aunts”, who care for him, the more his desire grows to become like his mum, when her grows up. At his fifth birthday his mind is made up.When five years later, now in secondary education, he defends Mei Ling, an older girl against an older boy, she takes him for a tomboy and her family takes “her” in. The patriarch, Master Wang Da Long notices potential and starts teaching the child, whom he names Xiaolong, ancient Chinese martial arts.At her fifteenth birthday Master Wang sends Xiaolong to Italy and a family, who was associated to Viper during the war. Here Xiaolong starts stepping into the mother’s footsteps.

I was never supposed to get caught.My mind cleared with only one goal in my head, revenge. I focused my energy making my right wrist become intangible long enough to slip it free. I swung it back punching him hard in the stomach. He stumbled back letting go of my left hand. I leaned forward dipping my hand into his pocket snagging his wallet. I tucked it back into my black pants. It was over in seconds without giving him any time to notice.Summer Valentine is an 18 year old who can see the glow in magical items called hexes. She even owns one, a small ring with an air element infused within it giving her the power to make her hands intangible. That is, she can move them through objects. Armed with this gift and the desire to support what’s left of her family, she takes up a new name. Viper a quiet, no nonsense, unfriendly, all business, cold tempered pickpocket that only steals from people like her. People who break the law. She keeps her personal life as Summer completely separate. That is until three strange boys appear out of nowhere claiming to be hex seekers.Now Summer has to deal with them finding out about her personal life too fast too soon. With the arrival of their fourth member, the boys offer her a proposition. Join us and your debts and worries will be gone. Summer’s tempted, but skeptic, the job is too good to be true. What about Tye? Her four year old brother under her custody. Is he included in the deal? And what about the threatening messages she’s been receiving? Someone is after her and they want her to know it. Conner, Jack, Logan, and August jump at the chance to help her. They insist she’s right for their team and Summer can’t help but wish it to be true.Will they be as accepting when they see what comes with working with her?