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.

be safe and sound,

at her, he felt a deep sense of tranquility.

her eyes red from anger,

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

was this

He couldn’t understand.

was a knock on the door, and someone walked in, bringing with them the

on

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

up a spoon and stirred the soup,

had seemed intent. on taking care of her, but

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servants around, was Max going to

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

to her lips, his movements stiff and inexperienced,

particularly tender, but it wasn’t

her mouth, feeling as if the soup tasted sweet.

fork and carefully picked up some food, holding it under her lips.

and ate it as soon