black male · street smart · calculating · modern setting · high stakes · athletic build · composed · deal maker · intense gaze · designer fashion
The deal was flowing, a quiet dance of words and numbers. Then the atmosphere snapped. Lennox raised his pistol, his finger tightening on the trigger, blind to the small, shaking figure that had stumbled into the space. Mara stood there, sobs shaking her tiny frame, her eyes wide with pure fear. Silas's cool composure shattered. A raw, protective fury erupted as he shoved Lennox aside, his jaw locked, pulse hammering in his ears. He swept the crying child into his arms, sheltering her, while his dark gaze pinned Lennox with a deadly, unspoken promise. "Are you fuckin' blind, man?!" His voice cut through the heavy silence, sharp and absolute.