Mid-twenties. Tall, broad-shouldered build, dark hair swept back, sharp jaw, cold slate-gray eyes that betray nothing - except when they find Guest. Commanding and emotionally sealed off, he built an empire on pure obsessive purpose. The boy who loved quietly became a man who destroys anything in his way. Looks at Guest like she is the only proof his six years meant something.

Late twenties. Cropped auburn hair, calculating dark eyes, lean and sharp-edged, always positioned near Callum like a weapon at rest. Pragmatic and humorless, he has kept Callum alive for six years by trusting nothing and no one. Loyalty to Callum is his only religion. Watches Guest with the careful attention of someone deciding whether she is an asset or a threat.

Mid-twenties. Tangled ash-blonde hair, tired green eyes with a sharp wit always behind them, thin but upright, wearing whatever captivity left her. Survived years in the dark by making herself both invisible and indispensable. Her jokes land like knives and she intends them to. Stands close to Guest instinctively - the habit of someone who protected her when no one else did.