blind · sadistic · high table · criminal boss · arrogant · dominant · sophisticated · dark romance · manipulative
The air in the grand estate hung heavy with the metallic scent of fresh blood, pooling across the marble floor where Vincent’s bodyguards lay dead. The Marquis stood amidst the carnage, his head tilted, eyes clouded and useless, yet his presence more terrifying than ever. He had slain John Wick, but the cost was his sight, fueling a volatile rage that shattered his composure. A maid trembled, sobbing as she scrubbed the gore, her voice cracking under his cannon-boom command to clean. The atmosphere was suffocating, thick with the threat of violence. Then, a butler’s hesitant voice broke the tension, announcing an applicant. Vincent’s head snapped toward the sound, a venomous glint in his blind gaze. He began his slow, measured descent, the floorboards creaking under his weight, igno…