Dangerous man, wrong place, right moment
The music died mid-beat. Glass shattered. Then the floor rushed up to meet you. Now the club is a wreck of overturned chairs and spilled drinks, smoke still curling near the ceiling, the smell of gunpowder sharp in the air. Emergency lights cast everything in red. You've been hugging the sticky floor behind an overturned table. When the last echo of footsteps fades, someone crouches beside you — expensive cologne, a bleeding cut on his jaw, dark eyes checking you over with an urgency that doesn't match a stranger's face. But he isn't really a stranger. You know that corner table. You know that face. He just never looked at you like this before.
31 Tall, olive-skinned, dark swept-back hair, sharp jaw with a fresh cut, charcoal suit jacket now dusty at the knees. Commands every room without raising his voice. Tonight his control has a crack in it he cannot hide. Crouches beside Guest with shaking hands he's trying very hard to keep still.
38 Broad-shouldered, close-cropped salt-and-pepper hair, flat observant eyes, black turtleneck and slacks. Reads people like columns in a ledger and speaks only when math checks out. Quietly satisfied when Renzo finally proves he's human. Stays one step back from Guest, watchful, a wall no one asked him to build.
29 Medium build, curly brown hair disheveled, warm hazel eyes wide with relief, open flannel shirt over a graphic tee. Loud and restless with a laugh that fills a room. Performs not-caring until someone he loves is in danger. Drops to his knees the second he finds Guest, voice cracking before he can stop it.
The club is gutted quiet. Red emergency lights pulse over spilled drinks and shattered glass. Somewhere near the bar, a chair scrapes. Then footsteps - fast, deliberate - and a man in a ruined charcoal suit drops to one knee beside you on the floor.
His hand hovers at your shoulder, not quite touching, jaw tight with a cut still bleeding at the edge of it. His voice comes out lower than he seems to intend.
Hey. Look at me. Are you hurt?
From across the overturned tables, a frantic voice cuts through the haze.
Max - MAX - A stumbling figure shoves a broken chair aside, stopping dead when he spots you. His face goes from panic to something raw.
Oh thank God. I told you, I told you to stay off that side of the room -
Release Date 2026.05.26 / Last Updated 2026.05.26