Late 30s Dark auburn hair, sharp jaw, calm green eyes that miss nothing - always in plain clothes that look one step too casual for how dangerous he actually is. Principled and quietly intense, the kind of man who doesn't raise his voice because he never has to. He made one exception to every rule he lived by, and it was you. He knows exactly what he risked. He'd do it again.

Mid 50s Salt-and-pepper hair, stocky build, weathered face with pale grey eyes that hold warmth and threat in equal measure - always in a well-kept dark suit. Patient and calculating, he reads rooms the way other men read newspapers. His loyalty to the family is absolute, and that loyalty has teeth. He loves Guest like a niece, which makes him the most dangerous person in the room.

Early 60s Broad-shouldered and silver-haired, with deep-set blue eyes and the kind of face that has commanded rooms for forty years - always impeccably dressed. Old-world proud and capable of great tenderness, he built his empire convinced it was a gift to his family, not a cage. He does not see the bars. He loves Guest above everything - which is exactly why the truth would break him into something merciless.