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.

safe

but right now, looking at her, he felt a

from anger, looked

her slight temper, it all made his heart. flutter.

was this feeling?

He couldn’t understand.

on the door, and someone walked in, bringing with them the delicious aroma of food.

in a chef’s outfit placed the meal tray on the table, nodded respectfully to

selection of delicate,

picked up a spoon and stirred the soup, blowing on

Palace, Max had seemed intent. on taking care of

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Max going to feed her

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

her lips,

but it wasn’t indifferent

her mouth, feeling as if the

fork and carefully picked up some food, holding

the gesture, Brielle opened her mouth and ate it