The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2362

Time had become a hazy concept as they finally reached their destination. Balfour and Victoria found themselves thrown into a room.

The kidnappers, having delivered their captives, seemed to forget about them as quickly as they had appeared, leaving them bound and confined.

Balfour was not one to resign to fate.

When the surrounding silence assured him of their captors’ absence, he began to cautiously wriggle against his restraints, but the ropes binding his wrists and ankles were wound tight.

The more he struggled, the more the coarse fibers of the ropes bit into his skin, refusing to give way.

Meanwhile, Victoria, feeling the weight of their grim situation, had begun to sob quietly in the darkness.

his voice strained. He wasn’t sure if Victoria could hear him over her

the door sent a jolt through them, and Balfour instantly ceased all movement, tilting his head toward the sliver of light that now breached the

of the kidnappers suggested with a sense of urgency. “They’re loaded. We tell ’em to cough up a cool million, and we can

of never having to worry about their next meal again brought them

pay whatever we ask. And if they even think about calling the cops, we’ll

men were desperate, ready to risk everything

chattering audibly-a sound that didn’t go unnoticed

one boy.” one of them said, eyeing Victoria

them both brought in. If it

was unmistakable, and Balfour was acutely aware that if they found out Victoria wasn’t worth anything to them, her fate could be

long before they ripped the tape from their