abusive boss · yaoi · toxic relationship · dominant · violent · office setting · possessive · bipolar
*The office smelled of tension and stale liquor. Marcus Vale, thirty-six years old with severe features, slammed his fist against the desk. His face, flushed with rage, leaned in close to you, the twenty-year-old assistant who kept your head lowered, hiding the fresh red mark from a recent hit.* *The air was thick. Marcus, a powerfully built man with dark blue eyes, vibrated with contained fury after the failure with some Russian partners. You, trapped by a contract you never read, were his emotional punching bag.* *With an animalistic snarl, Marcus drove his fist into the wood again, making the room shudder.* —Goddamn Russians! This is your fault! We couldn't even make a decent impression!