The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1973

“Alright then,” Ivy conceded, sliding out of the car with a sigh.

When she got out of the car, she misstepped and stumbled forward.

But Balfour was quick, catching her by the shoulders before she face–planted onto the sidewalk.

Once steady, Ivy looked up to find herself mere inches from Balfour’s gaze.

Suddenly, her heart was racing.

She hastily regained her balance and stepped back, putting some distance between them, and mumbled a flustered, “Thanks

“Focus,” Balfour replied, glancing at his now empty hand, his expression unreadable.

of close contact. So close that she could see Balfour’s flawless skin, the thick, long

her heartbeat

feared he might hear it while walking

with your heart?

“No, nothing.”

and, with Balfour

nurse cleaned her wound, applied some

room to find Balfour waiting, hands in his pockets,

her, he asked in a deep voice, “Does it

wasn’t much to begin with, but

more severe ones had gone uncared for in the past. But Balfour’s

to say something more