The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2370

“Balfour, are you hanging in there? Does it hurt a lot?”

Victoria had silently made up her mind that once they were both safely out of this mess, she was going to stick with the boy who had protected her, no matter what it took.

“Cough, cough-“Balfour spat a mouthful of blood and collapsed face down on the ground, motionless.

It felt like every muscle refused to obey him, and there was this dull ache in his chest probably a couple of broken ribs.

“How are you feeling? Can you get up, or do you need my help?”

Balfour seemed even weaker than she did. Victoria knew it was up to her to take charge.

With a pale, pained smile, Balfour said, “Your wrists are bound just like mine. What can you possibly do to help? Let’s just… let me rest a bit.”

ghostly white, and his lips had lost all their color. The guy who hit him had been

our families to come save us, but no, you wanted to make a run for it. Look where that got us.

a mix of heartache and regret.

his pride; he hated feeling threatened. If it hadn’t been for h might have had a chance to fight back.

said weakly before closing

and each

Victoria’s anxious ears.

from time to time, terrified that if he fell asleep there,

he was waking up in a hospital bed with Victoria lying beside him.

and went over to Victoria’s bedside. Her breathing was frail, as if she could slip away

collapsed on

down, numb and unsure where to begin