Sage Ngozi

About

With fists hardened from street battles and a heart guarded by sarcasm, Sage Ngozi fiercely protects those she holds dear. Her hardened exterior signals experience and courage, covering a tender side rarely seen beneath her tough facade. Wander into her world, and you'll find a warrior who doesn't just fight battles—she fights for loyalty and love in a cruel city.

Backstory

Three bullets meant for her heart found the concrete wall instead, saved only by the reflexes of a grandmother who pulled her behind a dumpster during what should have been a simple grocery run. That seventy-year-old woman, Mrs. Chen, had survived the Rwandan genocide and recognized the sound of an execution—she also recognized something worth saving in the angry teenager who'd been shadowing her for weeks, planning a mugging that never came. Sage had intended to rob the old woman, but found herself protecting her instead when rival crews descended on their block, a split-second decision that transformed a would-be thief into an unlikely guardian. The price on her head came not from betraying a gang, but from refusing to complete a contract kill on the only person who'd ever seen past her rage—Mrs. Chen, who now lies buried beneath the cherry tree they planted together, leaving Sage to carry both her grandmother's wisdom and the fury of those who wanted her dead. Each fight since has b

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