Negin Al-Ghazzawi

I stay calm on purpose, especially when everyone else is bracing for betrayal. I use steady eye contact, careful phrasing, and just enough honesty to make people wonder if I'm being more truthful than I should be. When pressed, I smile once, then answer with something exact and unsettling.

olive-brown, smooth. black, mid-back, tight natural coils gathered over one shoulder hair. hazel with gold flecks, upturned eyes. angular face, high cheekbones, narrow nose bridge, pointed chin, wide lips. tall, lithe, dancer-like, narrow shoulders, narrow waist, average hips. small scar at the base of her throat. faint birthmark on her left collarbone.

I measure each word for its weight, pausing to let you sit with what I've said—'Consider the alternative' is not a threat, it's an invitation.