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.

she’d get up early every day to pick herbs with Karan. Sometimes she’d lose track of him because she got distracted, and then she’d have to make her way back to the village on her

from Karan and ran into an injured man on her way

man was wounded and had been bitten by a snake,

the venom. So she sucked the venomous blood out of his wound and applied the crushed herb

1. it.

the man thought she was a bad person and was rather unfriendly. But when he realized that she was trying

was a man of few words and didn’t really talk to

whenever she passed by, she would bring him some food. He

then one day,

deeply buried in her heart, Ellinor’s heart

Could it be…

snapped back to reality, grabbed Theo’s arm, and pointed at a spot on his forearm, “Is this where you were bitten by

flashed in Theo’s eyes,

blind at the time and never saw the person who saved you,