Master of his heart

Chapter 123

Chapter 123

Brielle couldn’t resist. She stealthily lifted her hand and gently ran her fingers through his hair. His strands were slightly coarse, a bit prickly to the touch, and the coolness slithered from her fingertips like a serpent, unhesitatingly burrowing into her heart.

A man’s head, a woman’s waist – they were territories marked for intimacy.

A softness crept into Brielle’s eyes, and she greedily lingered a few more seconds than she should have, caressing his hair. She whispered his name in her heart, and with a subtle sigh, she drew her hand back.

The afternoon sun was warm, casting a golden glow throughout the room.

Their breathing slowed, both lulled by the tranquility. Brielle had pulled an all–nighter just the evening before, and after a visit to the orphanage, drowsiness was claiming her. Her eyelids fluttered shut, instinctively nuzzling closer to Max.

Dark circles barely shadowed her eyes as Max glanced at her, reaching for a throw blanket nearby. If someone had told him that he’d end up lying in the office break room with a woman, he would’ve scoffed at the absurdity. The office was for work, the break room a place for him to recharge in private, strictly off–limits to others. But now, a simple tilt of his head brought Brielle’s face into view.

He couldn’t quite

to say that Max was smart,

ceiling, taking a moment

for any signs of activity outside. If she ran into the executives in a meeting with Max, it would

lock eyes with Tiffanie, who sat on the couch with a lollipop in her mouth, idly

was a mix of shock and disbelief. “You’ve been sleeping in Maxie’s

room?”

especially in the office,

and tossing it into the trash. “Who would’ve thought Maxie would ever stash a girl in his

caught off–guard, asked, “Tiffanie, what brings you here?”

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