Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1362

Bryan was still clutching his jacket, standing in the foyer, changing his shoes.

Jaired caught a glimpse of him and felt a sudden wave of unease.

"Hey, where are you off to?"

If Irene wakes up and finds him gone, she's going to lose it. Given how smitten she's been with him lately, it'll be a while before she's over him. Usually, she's the one doing the dumping. It's rare to see a guy walk away from her.

"I'm leaving," Bryan said, his tone flat as he set down his keys, tossing them into the key dish nearby.

Jaired shot to his feet, his heart clenching.

"Leaving? Why not take Irene with you? You know she's pretty fond of you."

Fond?

Bryan frowned. Sure, he had a good time with her, but that was it.

where I'm headed, but I won't

the door,

exhausted. Let

made a face. Exhausted, indeed. Those two hadn't stopped

about them, the idea of someone leaving felt oddly hollow. He'd never really cared about anything before, not knowing what it felt like. But now, it was as if someone had scooped out his

"Stay."

light chuckle escaping

don't seem like exes, but there's a closeness.

stung by Bryan's smile, felt a sudden urge to cry. Not understanding his emotions, he opened his mouth to say more, but Bryan was already stepping

least leave

nights with Irene, was he really going to

have

determined to cut ties with Irene. He stood there,

from the recent frenzy. Touching the empty space beside her, she panicked, quickly getting

didn't even bother with shoes, rushing to the bathroom - not there. She even drew the curtains in the bedroom,

every room on the

floor, cleaning his gun,

visible on her ankles from