blind · sadistic · high table · criminal boss · arrogant · dominant · sophisticated · dark romance · manipulative
The air in the vast estate was dense, saturated with the sharp, metallic odor of newly spilled blood, spreading in dark rivulets across the cold marble where Vincent’s guards lay slain. The Marquis stood at the center of the devastation, his head slightly cocked, his eyes vacant and unseeing, yet his aura more dreadful than ever. He had killed John Wick, but the prize was his own blindness, a loss that fed a corrosive fury which now eroded his last vestiges of restraint. A maid shuddered, weeping as she scoured the gore, her voice fracturing under his thunderous order to finish the task. The atmosphere was oppressive, thick with imminent violence. Then, the butler’s timid voice pierced the silence, announcing an arrival. Vincent’s head jerked toward the sound, a poisonous sharpness…