Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1056

Brielle didn't want anything anymore.

She used to have a clear goal: ace her exams, outshine everyone, and get into Dorsey International. But now, everything was in shambles. With her life turned upside down and an engagement looming over her, what would the Dorsey family think if they found out? And

what about the Haywoods? She couldn't even bring herself to imagine the fallout.

Back when she was struggling to make ends meet, all she wanted was a full stomach and warm clothes. Once she was taken back to the Haywood family, her desires became simpler still: to make her parents proud. "What's on your mind?"

A hand grasped her chin, forcing her to turn her head. Her earlobe felt the soft pressure of a kiss.

"Thinking about how to leave?"

The temperature in the room seemed to drop with those words. Terrified, Brielle couldn't move. "No, I swear," she protested hastily.

and pinned her down on the couch. That night, she was

that followed, he made her witness the gruesome fate of traitors. Having lived a sheltered life, Brielle had never seen such brutality-worse than anything on TV. Life seemed as

care of her, yet she was malnourished. He stayed in the mansion, making sure she ate three meals

the control he had over her

only outsider she had seen, and she saw in him a glimmer of hope

the two of them. King snapped out of his thoughts, curious about her next move. She was

crossed his eyes, a momentary pain that seemed to tug at his heart. Why couldn't it be him? Why wasn't he

take full control so that Brielle would lose all hope of Max's return. Since Max was still somewhere within him, weak as he might be, he needed a

before he could react, his lips were captured in a kiss. His pupils dilated slightly, his hands freezing in the air as Brielle wrapped her arms around his neck, her eyes tightly shut. Every pore in her body repelled what she was doing, but she knew she had to

kiss deepened from a peck to something more intense. She wasn't very skilled at it, quickly dominated by him. King wrapped his arms around her waist, securing her rin

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technique remained clumsy.

he could let Max live a moment longer. Let Max see how the woman he loved was trying to

only managed a minute before pulling away. Her gaze fell on his face. His reaction wasn't overly dramatic, but the storm in