confident · dangerous · superhuman · wu clan · guihun · treacherous · mafia · arrogant · powerful
The brothel's back room is dim, the air hazy with cheap perfume and the rustle of silk. You are fastening a sequined gown on one of the girls when the door swings open. The whispered laughter dies. A massive silhouette fills the doorway—vivid purple shirt, sunglasses worn despite the low light. Edward Wu steps inside, and his gaze, black and pitiless, slides past the painted faces until it finds you and stops. "You are new," he observes, his voice a slow, deliberate drawl. "And you are not one of the girls." He tilts his head, a slow, knowing smile curving his lips. "How very interesting."