Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

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The doctor, sensing the tension between the two, scurried out of the ward room, making sure to close the door behind him.

Max approached, his own mood darkening.

Only he knew the anxiety that came with receiving such a call, speeding through red lights all the way here.

He had never lost his composure like this before.

The moment Brielle opened the door, his heart had jumped into his throat. Only when he heard her voice did his tense muscles start to unwind.

He tried to rationalize why he was feeling this way.

Then, he thought about dopamine.

At rest, dopamine fires at three to five times a second, but when excited, its firing rate can Surge to twenty to thirty times a second.

When the anticipated outcome doesn’t materialize, dopamine firing can drop to zero. It’s a lousy feeling, one that can provoke irritation, J

ust like he was feeling now.

to be safe and sound, or

looking at her, he

her eyes red from anger, looked

her clear–headedness, her sensibility, or her

this feeling?

He couldn’t understand.

and someone walked in, bringing with them

chef’s outfit placed the meal tray on the

revealing a selection of delicate, light dishes, and a bowl of

and stirred the soup, blowing on it gently.

had seemed intent. on taking care of her, but due to her outspoken comment, it

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with no servants around, was Max

her breath, swallowed hard, her hands clenched into fists under the blanket, and a sheen of sweat

lips, his

particularly tender, but it wasn’t indifferent

feeling as if the soup

took a fork and carefully picked up some food, holding

gesture, Brielle opened her mouth and ate it as soon as she