The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2368

“Dad must be freaking out at home by now. The chauffeur would’ve had me back ages ago, and here I am, still missing. I wonder if my sister is worried,” she mused, her voice tinged with fear.

Just thinking about her father and sister – the possibility that she might never see her loved ones again – brought tears to her eyes.

“Hey, don’t cry,” Balfour consoled her with a steady voice. “Doesn’t this place remind you of that hill we used to climb as kids? Just stay cool, let’s pretend we’re just out for a hike! Trust me, we’ll make it home!”

They were from wealthy families who usually avoid getting their shoes dirty; being thrown into such a dusty and run-down house was probably their first experience of this kind.

Balfour’s calm was contagious, and Victoria found herself drawing strength from it.

“Do you really think we’ll be okay?” she asked, a quiver in her voice.

Balfour reassured

and composed. Whenever he was around, she felt a

didn’t hurt that he was also easy on

how to break out of here,” Balfour said.

enough to just wait for your grandfather to come? Why do we need to escape? If

for a rescue too. But the conversation he’d overheard made it clear that their captors were devoid of morals, and they were in the middle of nowhere.

we just sit here and

they’d really do that,” she interrupted, her voice pitching higher in

young lady and gentleman, been chatting away, have you? Throat dry from all the talking?”

expected the door to be kicked open suddenly, revealing the unmistakable voice of the

respond. He was trying to figure out how