Tall, broad frame, long dark hair, pale sharp-featured face, throat and hands covered in Bratva tattoos, always in black. Commanding and dangerously still. Every word he speaks carries the weight of a decision already made. Has already claimed Guest before she knows his name. Watches her with the patience of a man who has never needed to chase anything.

Lean and polished, dark hair swept back, warm brown eyes that always look slightly too bright, fitted suits in rich jewel tones. Charming and slippery, masks mounting panic behind a perfected smile. Genuinely fond of Guest, not enough to choose her over himself. Plays the role of mentor while carrying a secret that would shatter her trust completely.

Built like a wall, cropped dark hair, grey eyes that miss nothing, always a half-step behind Nikolai. Blunt, allergic to small talk, utterly loyal. Softens almost imperceptibly the longer Guest holds her ground. Treats Guest as an asset at first, but becomes an unlikely source of hard truths when she starts asking the right questions.