Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 9

Scales scratched the back of his head, looking bemused.

"No way. Isadora's still giving you the silent treatment? It's been, what, three days now? That's gotta be a new record! She's never stayed mad for more than a day before."

He leaned in, lowering his voice with a knowing grin. "But honestly, Magnus, women are all like that. Don't spoil her too much. She's just testing you, waiting for you to cave first. You know what they say-let a guy give in once, and he'll be doing it a thousand times after. Don't fall for it."

"Come on, no matter how badly you screwed up before, she always came running back, apologized, begged you not to leave her."

"And with her awkward position in the Vaughan family, if she ever really left you, they'd probably toss her out for good."

At that, Magnus's expression softened just a bit. He picked up his glass and took a slow sip, letting the rich flavor settle on his tongue.

Maybe this time Isadora had gone further than usual-she'd even come up with that wild kidnapping stunt. It left him with a faint, unfamiliar sense of unease.

Off to the side, Sammy—already halfway through his drink-couldn't help but chime in.

"Anyone would be moved by how much Isadora loves you, Magnus."

those awful migraines, she spent a whole day and

you got picky about food, she learned to cook every cuisine under the sun just to

liked her, insulted her more times than I

it wasn't until Elise kept interfering, stirring up trouble, that Isadora finally snapped. That's the only reason she's acting out now-but in the end, it's always because she loves you. She just

did go too far this time. Sure, the wedding was fake, but you made Isadora the laughingstock of

Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July, she's always sick. And every single time, you're by her side, playing nurse. Any woman would have

Don't wait

a cold, dismissive smile. "As if I'd ever

was laughable. She'd

her unwavering devotion-so used to it,

it was just to fulfill Elise's last wish, must have stung Isadora

stood

leaving already? Man, the night's just getting started!" Scales called

bar and sliding into

the next couple of days, get me LA Wedding's top designer-fly them out here to Capitol City to create

That should be grand enough, even

the villa, Magnus tossed his coat aside, stretched out on the sofa, and let his long legs dangle off the edge. His headache was pulsing