Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 7

Isadora was so startled, she could barely get the words out. "W-what?"

Her cheeks weren't just flushed-they were crimson, as if her embarrassment might actually draw blood.

Only a few hours ago, she'd barely had the faintest experience in these matters!

What did he mean?

How was she supposed to know what to do?

Oh God.

Maybe she could sneak a look at a movie or something, cram a little knowledge to make up for her twenty-three years of ignorance.

Victor watched the embarrassment spread across Isadora's face, the blush traveling down her neck like a wildfire. Her skin bloomed with rosy warmth, and her dark, bright eyes flickered between bashfulness and indignation, though she didn't dare show it outright.

Something about this charming, flustered young woman made Victor's lips curl in quiet amusement.

He arched one eyebrow, gaze lingering on her full, temptingly red lips. His eyes, dark and deep as night, grew even more intense.

“Isadora,” he murmured, his voice deep, velvet-smooth, laced with desire, "kiss me."

Isadora felt her mouth go dry, her whole body heating up as if set alight. Victor's words-just two, so intimate

all

her without a second thought for Isadora's feelings or

she keep holding

she stay loyal to a

the very image of a perfect

confident, he had an undeniable presence and charm. Every socialite in Capitolion wanted

he was every bit Magnus's equal-if

for her.

way he had kissed her

was cool but soft, carrying a faint,

brush over

jaw, then his neck, lingering at his collarbone with

Adam's apple

nerves and straight to her heart. She trembled, realizing that kissing him sent her

fluid motion, Victor rolled over, pinning her delicate wrists above her head,

a fierce kiss, his voice gritty with longing. "You

kissed her again-hungry,

heat in her veins

pull away, but his grip held her fast, trapping her against the headboard, every inch of her body

the lingering effects of the medicine, maybe it was something more, but she only craved