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."

"When you had those awful migraines, she spent a whole day and night at a

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

liked her, insulted her more times than I can count. Isadora just

only reason she's acting out now-but in the end, it's always because she loves

"Don't listen to Scales. You really did go too far this time. Sure, the wedding

anniversary, your birthday, Isadora's birthday, even during Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July, she's always

everyone has their limits. Don't wait until she's gone

smile. "As

was laughable. She'd sooner see the sun rise in

it, in fact, that he'd come

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

grabbed his coat and stood up, ready to head

night's just getting started!"

and

next couple of days, get me LA Wedding's top designer-fly them out here to Capitol City to create a custom gown for Isadora. And make sure we win every single

That should be grand enough, even

out on the sofa, and let his long legs dangle off