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.

roads flooded. It was too risky to keep driving, so Theo pulled into a motel on the

there was only one room

put them in an awkward

all, they had a similar arrangement back at the Blanchet family’s place, one on

grappling with an overpowering urge. What if he couldn’t control

mulling it over when Theo said,

him,

emotion. He took the room key from the receptionist, then took

of the elevator, Ellinor was on edge. Theo’s breathing was particularly loud, charged

turned to look at him, only to find

met. She knew what he was enduring, and he knew what she was

blinked and

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

of relief, sitting down to collect her thoughts and

only told Theo that he was poisoned

desires within the day would suffer severe consequences. Depending on the dosage, the