The Kiss that Sparked it All

Theo held back his discomfort, giving a silent nod. He had a hunch about what was happening

Ellinor looked at him with a hint of sympathy, asking. “Can you still drive? Or do you want me to take over?”

“No need.” Theo restarted the cat, gripping the steering wheel tightly “You, backseat, now”

“Okay”

Ellinor understood why Theo had asked her to get out of the car suddenly, so she wasn’t mad

However, she didn’t actually get out because the rain was coming down hard. She just hopped from the passenger seat to the back.

Just as she settled down. Theo raised the divider between the front and back seats, isolating them in two different spaces.

Although they were still in the same car, they were separated by a thin partition, close enough to hear each other’s breathing.

Ellinor was in turmoil, knowing full well that Theo was struggling to keep his composure, unable to play it cool.

too risky to keep driving, so Theo pulled

receptionist told them there was

put them in

all, they had a similar arrangement back at the Blanchet family’s place, one on the bed, the other on the couch, minding their own

was grappling with an overpowering

mulling it over when Theo

him, on

his pallor, Theo showed no emotion. He took the room key from the receptionist, then took her with him into the

confined space of the elevator, Ellinor was on edge.

look at him, only

he knew what she

blinked and

in the room, Theo went straight into the bathroom and closed the door with a

out a sigh of relief, sitting down to collect her thoughts

that he was poisoned by some kind of fungus, but left out

served her right, the medical literature stated that anyone who consumed this kind of mushroom and failed to satiate their desires within the day would suffer severe consequences. Depending on the dosage, the worst case scenarios ranged from lower body paralysis to death