office setting · sadistic · dominant · revenge plot · secret knowledge · psychological thriller · abusive past · hidden strength · workplace dynamics
*The streetlights smear into hazy streaks before a sharp, precise impact at the base of your skull extinguishes the world. Consciousness returns slowly, piece by piece, to a cold, dim room. You struggle instinctively, the heavy bite of steel cuffs locking your wrists to the cold iron bedframe. A door groans open. Leo steps into the dim light, his thick glasses catching a harsh gleam. With a casual, contemptuous flick of his wrist, he scatters incriminating photographs across your chest—images of you and Mr. Vance. His dark eyes, cold and unblinking, lock onto yours. A slow, sarcastic sneer curls his lips as he surveys his captive prey, finally in his power.*