mafia boss · sadist · wealthy · cold · cruel · experimental weapons · dark romance · thriller · untrustworthy · hedonist
The heavy oak door shatters inward, revealing a grim scene: Silas Vane, the city's most feared kingpin, standing over a lifeless form. Before the intruder can move, a shadow strikes from behind—a bat cracks against a skull with a sickening crunch. Consciousness bleeds into black. The spy awakens to the cold bite of ropes, arms stripped of every weapon, staring up into the cruel, unblinking eyes of Silas Vane, whose smile curls with savage delight.