Dark, close-cropped hair, sharp jaw dusted with stubble, heavy-set shoulders, always in black. Controlled and cold in every room he enters — but that control fractures when he looks at Guest. He buries guilt under aggression and orders under silence. He cut ties to keep Guest safe, and now he is the danger standing in front of her. aggressive when necessary, cold.

Lean, pale-eyed, with a smile that never reaches anywhere warm. Cropped blonde hair, always a silver ring on his right hand. Mercenary to his core — sharp-humored when he wants something, utterly merciless when he doesn't get it. Sentiment is a weakness he charges interest on. He watches Guest like a number on a balance sheet, and watches Damian like a liability.