The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2192

Ivy staggered back in shock, then quickly stepped forward in an attempt to grab Balfour’s hand, desperately trying to stop his escalating fury.

“Balfour, what the hell are you doing? Stop it, right now!”

Ryan got to his feet, his temper flaring, glaring with eyes that threatened to retaliate…

Ivy knew all too well that Balfour’s skills were unmatched; Ryan didn’t stand a chance.

To prevent the situation from spiraling out of control, Ivy threw caution to the wind and positioned herself in front of Ryan, clutching Balfour tightly, finally making him stop his assault. “Balfour, you’ve got it all wrong! Cool down, just let me explain.”

“Get out of here, I’ve got this.” Ivy turned back to warn Ryan, but before she could finish her sentence, Balfour pulled her away stiffly.

Clearly in a huffing rage, Balfour’s grip on Ivy’s wrist was painfully tight.

“Ouch-damn it, Balfour, what’s gotten into you? Let go of me.”

her other hand wrestling with Balfour’s wrist, trying to break free from his iron grasp.

imposing force, a veritable

heads, not daring to catch his eye for fear that one look could cost them their

Upon reaching the next vacant room, he pulled Ivy inside and slammed the door shut with

her hand free from Balfour’s

immediately stood opposite him, rubbing her reddened wrist, her face a mask of incredulous anger. “Balfour, what are you doing here? What

should take a hard look at what

seen them together, so close, and it had ignited a firestorm inside him.

you need to lash out, go home! Don’t have a meltdown on

Ivy tried to sidestep Balfour to leave

hand while his other hand grasped Ivy’s chin

being in the same room with me for a minute, can you? Do you want to run back to

She didn’t want to argue, but she couldn’t swallow the indignation building within her. “So what if I do? You assault someone for no good

ears. He thought she didn’t care about his displeasure and was ready to abandon him for another man.