Looking For an FMC Who Makes the MMC Switch Gears

So I just finished {Trapped by E.M. Pardo}, and it left me with a very specific itch that it didn’t fully

What I loved: the absolute pitch-blackness of the MMC, the emotional manipulation, the spice, and his intense need for control. I loved that he never groveled. He was smart, calculated, confident, and in control the entire time.

What I’m looking for: a similar dynamic, but with an FMC who has a quicker sense of what she’s dealing with. She can absolutely feel terrified, hurt, overwhelmed, and trapped, but I want her to turn the tables. Either by playing weak or just surprising him with how poorly she responds to his initial behavior. I want him to be affected by her poor response, but instead of changing his ways it just changes his approach, and that’s enough for her.

Essentially she forces him to be more sociopathic than psychopathic, if that makes sense. But he’s still crazy.

My only hard nos are RH, omegaverse, and alien/monster. Other than that hit me with your best shot!