The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2618

Balfour’s grip on Victoria’s wrist tightened as he lowered his hand from her mouth.

“Man, you kids sure know how to book it. Come on, back to the house with me.”

Monkey was flipping a switchblade in his hand, not at all intimidated by these two. He was confident he could drag them back if he had to.

Balfour kept squeezing Victoria’s wrist, a silent reminder of his presence.

“What’s the matter, kitten? Cat got your tongue? Heh, next time I will make some noise, give you a real scare, how about that? Now, be a good girl and come back with me, okay?”

“Three, two, one-”

That was the rhythm Balfour was using to count down on Victoria’s wrist, and when the count was over, he suddenly yelled, “Run!”

the opposite direction from Monkey,

gotta teach you a lesson. When

been running for so long, both were close to exhaustion, even

was fast, and Victoria could feel the whoosh of air as he closed in behind

kept pushing

and I might go easy on ya. But if I

a ghost, haunting their every step, and though they were slowing down, they

were getting closer to the main road, the glimmer of hope shining just ahead. Victoria bit

“Come on-

sneered at their defiance; unruly kids needed to be

tears that fell like pearls from a snapped

over Victoria.