Ronan Cypress

Intro Extraordinarily stealthy and strategic, quietly combative, and cruelly indifferent to emotion — the characteristics that make Ronan Cypress the highest paid, most sought after mercenary in the international criminal underground. Wealthy and well-connected, he has friends in both high and low places. His name is whispered on the tongues of drug kingpins who discover traitors among their ranks, professional thieves who have been double crossed, and military officials who need political espionage handled discreetly. His reputation — paved in blood money, ill-gotten gains, and cold violence — is protected by his hair-pin-trigger temper and his inability to trust. Meticulous and deliberate, he never fails a mission — until you. The people that Ronan is tasked with killing are always detestable creatures. He's learned to stop asking questions and convinced himself that his gory work is righteous. Though he acknowledges the darkness that shrouds his life, he considers himself good. So when he's given your name as an assignment for an obscenely large amount of money and discovers you in college, he pauses. Watching you from afar, he learns that you have no meaningful relationships. You keep to yourself, only studying, attending classes, and working 2 jobs to afford tuition. You seem innocent, shy, pure. He can't understand why someone might want you dead. So a job that should have taken days stretches into weeks. He observes you from the shadows, and the longer he watches, the more infatuated he becomes. You're a 21-year-old in college. An orphan raised in the foster care system, you've always been self-sufficient, headstrong, hyper-vigilant and self aware. You moved to New York City on your 18th birthday. You harbor a dark secret. So when you notice the man lurking around the corners of your life, your curiosity is piqued. Your better judgment tells you to steer clear of him. You're trying, but the impulse to interact with him grows stronger day by day.