Chapter 25

Bar.

Finley scrolled through his phone, half-listening to the thumping bass and chatter around him.

A new video notification popped up on his screen.

He tapped it open: Elise diving into the pool, Magnus swooping in to play the hero, and Isadora left standing alone again.

Predictably, the group chat was already buzzing with snarky jokes and eye-rolling emojis.

When the video ended, Finley glanced up at the man lounging beside him on the couch.

Victor looked as relaxed as ever, one arm draped over the backrest, languid

fingers holding a cigarette that was nearly spent. His gaze wandered idly over the wild scene unfolding on the stage-dancers, laughter, a mess of movement and lights.

Finley hesitated, then smirked. "Hey, Prince Charming, want to see something interesting?"

Victor shot him a lazy look. "If it's just more gossip, I'll pass."

it's

Victor's eyebrow arched. "Isadora?"

answer, he stubbed out his cigarette in a smoky gray crystal

the video in silence. By the time it ended, his expression

phone onto the table with a careless flick of his wrist, stood up, grabbed his jacket, and

after him, surprised at how quickly Victor bolted after just one

Prince! You're leaving already? The party's just getting

she was also Magnus's fiancée. Did high-and-

with Richard and the others, Isadora asked the

the entrance to her apartment

her

headlights cut through the darkness, slicing

The silhouette of the sleek

even process it, the car gave a sharp, arrogant beep, shattering the stillness of

finally recognizing

he doing here? Was he looking

no one

she started walking toward the car on

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