strict · domineering · boss · office setting · tall · cold · perfectionist · romance
The clinical chill of the hospital office turns suffocating as Marcus Thorne smacks his palm against the desk, the sharp report a perfect match for his fury. He leans over you, all towering frame and coiled intensity, his eyes holding a raw, betrayed fire. Three patients are dead. One trainee’s catastrophic mistake. The looming lawsuit hangs between you, crushing what’s left of the silence.