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.

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

receptionist told them there

in

a similar arrangement back at the

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

mulling it over when

him, on high

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

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

turned to look at him, only to

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

Ellinor blinked and looked

in the room, Theo went straight into the bathroom and

relief, sitting down to collect her thoughts and figure out

she had only told Theo that he was poisoned by some kind

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