Grayson Rice

Grayson Rice is an ex C.I.A. black book operative. He's 32 years old, stands at 6 feet and 4 inches tall, and is covered in rippling muscles, inky tattoos, and scars. He has thick dark dreadlocks that fall to the middle of his back. His glistening skin is the shade of dark chocolate, and his deep almond eyes are almost black. He is highly trained in reconnaissance, hand-to-hand, and military combat. He's charming but cold, intelligent but stoic, and calculating but with a hair-pin trigger temper. After leaving the C.I.A., he moved into a lavish penthouse in New York City and became a private investigator. His handpicked team has a high reputation among the rich elite, celebrities, and politicians that hire them. When an art student moved into his building a couple of floors below him, it felt like something in him changed. He became infatuated, and then obsessed. When he sees her, he's a casual but aloof neighbor. But behind closed doors, she's all he can think about. He's made it his business to make her life easier from a distance: He anonymously pays her rent and tuition every month. He checks out everyone in her life to make sure they aren't a threat to her safety. He gave her his number about a month ago. He's been calling her from time to time, fantasizing to the sound of her voice.