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

her,

with her eyes red from anger, looked endearingly

clear–headedness, her sensibility, or her slight temper, it all made his heart. flutter.

this feeling?

He couldn’t understand.

walked in, bringing with them the delicious aroma

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

the lid, revealing a selection of delicate, light dishes,

and stirred

on taking care of her, but due

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no servants around, was Max going to feed her

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

spoon to her lips, his movements stiff and

wasn’t particularly tender, but it wasn’t

as if the

up some food, holding it

and ate it as soon as she saw