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 their way

the video she had seen with Mason. Although she had already confided in the psychologist about her past,

constantly on edge, fearing more copies of the video might exist, that Everett had set things up so these videos would keep coming. It was only a matter of time

dark circles that had taken up residence under his eyes. "Mr. Dorsey, you need to

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

triggered by something she saw recently, dredging up her darkest fears. I

come to sort things out. Initially, Mason was all set to handle Everett's funeral, but

having just escaped from there, wouldn't want to go back. Leaving

frowned, deep lines creasing his forehead. "I'll get someone to keep an eye

things he'd done. Mason honestly wished

bitterness fade away.

with his mother's last wishes in mind. She 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.