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He has been controlling the MC through fear since the beginning. I could tolerate this much since there are some MLs that are slightly manipulative. But this ML just crossed all limits when he assaulted the MC by biting (while disguising himself) and scared the MC into having a trauma. He then went on to console the MC over phone and tried to make the MC depend on him while he was vulnerable from the trauma. I've read a similar situation in another novel before but in that one, the MC was fully aware that it was the ML doing these things and he could take steps to stop the ML if he wanted. While the ML of that novel was also wrong, at least the MC wasn't traumatized. This MC however, almost begs to the perpetrator to stop and is genuinely terrified. He even feels the ML's questionable behavior wasn't as bad as the crminal and feels guilty for alienating the ML before. So much toxicity!
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