Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 491

Brielle had a whirlwind of questions swirling in her head. Would Max have really gotten. engaged if she hadn’t shown up? Did he truly suffer from amnesia?

But at that moment, she couldn’t muster a single word. Her thoughts were in disarray, utterly swept up by his advances.

By the time she regained her bearings, she found herself being ushered into a secluded lounge at the end of the hallway.

“What are we–mmph.”

His familiar scent, his towering height, and even his gestures were all too known to her. It was as if fireworks were exploding in her mind, and she felt as though a predator was closing in from behind.

“Brielle, I don’t want to think about anything else right now.”

Max was Impassioned, the corners of his mouth turning up into a smile at the memory of her appearing at the door.

Explanations could wait.

temperature collided, warping both space and time. Their deep kiss. ended.

forehead against her shoulder; Brielle was quite a bit shorter than him, so this gesture

arms.

that now was not the time for questions. She turned her head slightly, silently consenting

Max seemed to have

breathless at last. There was no time to ponder

not engaged to someone else, still tenderly kissing her. And that was more than enough. She

the thought that members of the Dorsey, Barnes, and Rowland families were close by

often felt like a fish dying of thirst, thrown onto the shore by a violent storm, only to be swept back into the sea by another wave. The sensation of almost drowning, then gasping

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even wondered if the door might give way under the pressure.

reflection in the door’s polished surface, Brielle felt her toes curl. “Max, if I hadn’t come, would you really have

chin rested on her shoulder, and he chuckled softly, “No.” His tone was lazy and satisfied, yet he didn’t stop, turning his head to plant