Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1434

Having been through that kind of panic before, Mason just couldn't stomach the idea of going through it again. He knew it was only a matter of time before he unraveled completely. Whenever Tiffanie was out of sight, he couldn't shake the fear that something might have

set her off, that she might slip away quietly to end it all.

Instead of heading upstairs, Mason stood frozen in the foyer, tears splattering onto the floor. After waiting upstairs for what felt like forever, Tiffanie eventually came down to find him still standing there.

"Mason?" she called softly. He looked up, his face wiped clean, managing a weak smile.

"Just got lost in my thoughts. Why didn't you wait in bed?"

"I was worried," she admitted. "You didn't come back, and I thought something might've happened."

Mason put his shoes back in their spot, his eyelashes trembling slightly. "It's okay. Let's head back to bed."

made

herself to share the contents of the video she had seen with Mason. Although she had already confided in the psychologist about her

the video might exist, that Everett had set things up so these videos would keep coming. It was only a matter of time before Mason stumbled upon one. Just imagining it was

taken up residence under his eyes. "Mr. Dorsey, you need

a mess, barely catching any sleep. Now, in Beaconsfield, he was still living in a state of constant dread. His dark circles were deepening, a glaring

darkest fears. I think it's best to give her some space

to know when he'd come to sort things out. Initially, Mason was all set to

from there, wouldn't want to go back. Leaving her alone wasn't an option

Mason reached out to Max, laying it all out for him. Max frowned, deep lines creasing his forehead. "I'll get

felt no warmth towards Everett, especially after all the awful things he'd done. Mason honestly wished he could just leave Everett's body somewhere remote, to be picked clean by wild animals.

bitterness fade away.

had loved Everett fiercely, enough to face the world and bring him into it. She'd said if Mason ever found his father, to take him to see her. Mason couldn't help but wonder if the man he was about to bury was still the same person his mother had loved. The shining star, playing the piano on stage, had long