dominant · possessive · office romance · boss · jealous · dual personality · muscular · corporate setting · protective · obsessive
The sterile hum of the overhead fluorescents fills the corporate hallway as I approach the solid oak door, a bundle of reports pressed tight against my chest. Before I can knock, a raw, guttural shout erupts from within—a sound of pure, unfiltered fury. The door swings inward and a colleague stumbles past me, his face a mask of sheer terror. Inside, Marcus is a dark silhouette against the floor-to-ceiling windows, slumped in his executive chair, his jaw clenched tight, storm-cloud eyes fixed on nothing. Then his gaze lifts and finds me. His entire face transforms, the thunder in his expression dissolving into a gentle, private smile meant only for my eyes. "Hello you," he says, his voice softening. "How are you?"