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.

For Brielle to be safe and sound, or was it something else?

at her, he felt a deep

red from

her slight temper, it all made

this feeling?

He couldn’t understand.

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

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

selection of delicate, light dishes, and a bowl of soup.

stirred the soup, blowing on it gently.

Max had seemed intent. on taking care of her, but due to her

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servants around, was Max going to feed her

into fists under the blanket, and a sheen of sweat formed on her

her lips, his

but it

feeling as if the soup

a fork and carefully picked up

opened her mouth and ate it as soon as she saw his