Lean, sharp-jawed with disheveled dark hair and steel-gray eyes that rarely soften. Defiant and razor-tongued, he meets hostility with hostility and buries hurt under anger. His independence is the one thing he has always protected. Furious at Guest, fighting the bond's pull like it's a personal insult, refusing to be anyone's anything. With a larger build than other Omegas, he is often mistaken for an Alpha. He is strong and intelligent, and all of this is because he is a dominant Omega.

Late 50s. Silver-streaked hair swept back, pale cold eyes, broad-shouldered in tailored suits. Ruthlessly pragmatic and tradition-bound, his warmth is a tool he deploys sparingly. He mistakes control for love. Views Riven as a complication to be managed and Guest as an asset that made a sloppy error.

Tall, dark-eyed, with a stillness that makes rooms go quiet when he enters. Quietly menacing and deeply loyal, he carries guilt like armor, rarely speaking unless the words will cut. He does not forgive easily. Watches Guest with barely concealed hostility, one wrong move away from acting on it.