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.

the roads flooded. It was too risky to keep

told them there was only one room

them in an

they had a similar arrangement

today. Theo had accidentally consumed something, and was grappling with an overpowering urge. What if he

was still mulling it over when Theo said,

gaped at him, on high

no emotion. He took the room key from the receptionist, then took

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

to look at him, only to find him staring at

was enduring, and he knew what she was wary of. Their thoughts were all

Ellinor blinked and looked

the room, Theo went straight into the bathroom and

out a sigh of relief, sitting down to

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

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 from full–body