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.

if Victoria could hear him

the door sent a jolt through them, and Balfour instantly ceased all movement, tilting

urgency. “They’re loaded. We tell ’em to cough up a cool million, and we can live the high

others laughed, the sound cruel and eager. The idea of never having to worry about their next

the cops, we’ll just cut our losses. Worst case, we

desperate, ready to risk everything for a

trembling, her teeth chattering audibly-a sound that didn’t go

one boy.” one of them said, eyeing Victoria suspiciously.

so I had them both brought in. If it adds to the ransom, great. If not, we

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

the tape from their mouths