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.

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

there was only one room

them in an awkward

similar arrangement back at

and was grappling with an overpowering urge. What if

was still mulling it over

gaped at him, on

took the room key from the receptionist, then

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

him, only to find

what he was enduring, and he knew what she was wary of.

awkward, Ellinor blinked

went straight into the bathroom

of relief, sitting down to collect her thoughts and figure out

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

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