The Mastermind
Author: Belladonna
last update Last Updated: 2023-07-13 23:32:34

Someone’s POV

Blood splattered on the floor as the man stumbled and fell on the bloodied marble tiled floor. He groaned in pain as he tried to cover the wound that caused his body to become limp..

“Please….” The man was crying, blood and tears mixed in his face.

The other men just looked at him, they couldn't do anything but stare at him with pity in their eyes.

“Please? What are you begging for? Your life or the life of you mother?” The thick accent of the man in front of them rolled.

He was dressed in a suit but it was already stained in blood, but the man didn’t mind though. If there was one thing that he liked the most, it was the image of a man bathed in his own blood that makes his mind go crazy. He loved it when people are dying, especially if he’s the reason for that.

The other men who witnessed it were scared to death, they may look composed and relaxed, but that’s not the case deep inside.

Their boss was the most cruel human being they had ever encountered, if he’s eve
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