Max rarely felt his heart flutter, however, dancing with Hazriel was one of those moments where he felt his rhythmic heartbeat go haphazard as he became aware of each and every breath that he took.
Hazriel was his first true crush.
At first he thought it might be just an infatuation since she helped save him when he was at his lowest point, however, that wasn't the case.
Although he had been completely mesmerised by her from the moment he first saw her, the feeling did not fade away even as he progressed further in life.
If it were just an infatuation it would have ended once he had a wife and kid, however, nothing of the sort ever happened and he felt as strongly about her today as he did when he first laid eyes on her.