Master of his heart ( Brielle And Max ) novel Chapter 1158

"Works like a charm."

"Good to hear."

The two walked in silence for a bit, until Brielle suddenly stopped, turning to face Jaired.

"Did Max send you?"

"No."

No? Brielle furrowed her brows, wondering who else it could be.

Jaired chuckled. "Someone else, someone you know."

Brielle instinctively thought of King, realizing that Max's dual personalities were no secret within their circle.

Just as Brielle was about to move on, she heard a noise from the bushes nearby.

Thinking it might be a rabbit or some small critter, she started towards it, but Jaired grabbed her arm.

"Don't you have someone to find?"

Right, Brielle thought. Isaac was out there alone. Even with Noir by his side, what if those guys caught up to them?

She turned to rush off but then a voice came from the bushes.

"Run."

Brielle froze in her tracks.

"Darn."

Dustin let out a sigh, then with a smirk said, "Guess you didn't bring a gun today, huh?"

Indeed, Brielle hadn't thought to bring a gun, not expecting today to unfold as it had.

"Brielle, they're after you, so I'm only taking you. Go with me now, and the kid lives."

Jaired's tone was casual, almost indifferent.

Even standing there, his posture was rigid, yet his eyes were smiling.

Brielle set down her apple, realizing escape wasn't an option.

In the bushes, the man Jaired had injured was now unconscious, no longer a threat.

Jaired, a top assassin in the organization, was not someone you could easily beat.

Then, other voices began to stir around them.

Jaired quickly grabbed a gun, pulling Brielle into his embrace, pressing the barrel against her forehead.

"I don't want to do this, but orders are orders."

The shadows hesitated; these were Max's men, but Jaired had intercepted them and fed them false intel.

Having incapacitated one, he encountered Brielle first.