The Kiss that Sparked it All

Theo burst into laughter at Ellinor’s response, “Are you really that tough? Then I’ve got a bodyguard from now on!”

Ellinor stared at him angrily, “What’s so funny? I’m serious! You’re my man, only I can bully you!”

Theo paused for a moment, looking at Ellinor’s protective expression. He was touched, and he couldn’t help but lean in and give her a gentle kiss. Then he whispered, “It’s okay, don’t worry. That was all a long time ago. I’ll take care of myself and won’t leave you alone.

Ellinor blushed when she was kissed suddenly and shyly buried her head in his chest, I’m serious, don’t just kiss people like that. It’s not fair!”

Theo chuckled and ruffled her hair, “Sorry, I’ll try to control myself”

Ellinor leaned against him, her mood gradually calming as she started to recall the small village of West Water Ridge that Theo had mentioned.

She had been there before.

When she was a kid, she went with Karan from the monastery to find a rare herb, and they stayed in one of the villagers‘ houses.

Karan. Sometimes she’d lose track of him because she got distracted,

into an injured man on her way

wounded and had been bitten by a snake,

the exact herb that could neutralize the venom. So she sucked the venomous blood out of his

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unfriendly. But when he realized that she was trying to save him,

he was a man of few words and didn’t really

that, whenever she passed by, she would bring him some

one day,

deeply buried in her heart,

Could it be…

pointed at a spot on his forearm,

flashed in Theo’s eyes, “How did

were blind at the time and never saw the person