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.”

His skin was turning ghostly white,

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

mix of

it hadn’t been for h might have had a

Balfour said weakly before

breathing was heavy and ragged, and each breath sounded like a

Victoria’s anxious ears.

to time, terrified that if he fell asleep there, he might never wake up

he knew, he was waking up in a hospital bed with

Victoria’s bedside. Her breathing was frail, as

ordeal flashing back as he saw Mara collapsed on the ground. Mara

and unsure where to begin in lifting Mara