Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 26

"Thank you for bringing this back to me, especially so late."

Isadora reached out to take her bracelet, but Victor smoothly raised his arm higher, just out of her grasp.

He was nearly six-foot-three, while she barely cleared five-five.

Isadora stood on tiptoe, stretching her arm as far as she could, but the bracelet remained just beyond reach.

A faint frown creased her delicate, fair face, a flicker of irritation in her eyes.

Despite everything that had happened tonight, she hadn't been as unaffected as she pretended. In fact, it had all burrowed deep inside her, and now, with Victor teasing her, a bit of that hidden spark slipped out.

"Mr. Fitzgerald, you're not planning to keep my bracelet, are you? Or have you fallen in love with it?"

Victor's lips curled into a subtle smile. He used the hand holding the crystal bracelet to gently tilt her chin, studying her expression.

Her eyes were dark and bright, flecks of light glinting in their depths, and she looked adorably annoyed.

Good. No injuries. No tears.

tipped up, found herself staring straight

breath ghosted across her skin-crisp, with a hint of

lost her focus for

out of my way to return your bracelet.

I would have come to... pick it up," she stammered, suddenly remembering they hadn't

about dinner? My

a lazy once-over, a faint chuckle in his voice. "Is that all

food. She just didn't know what else she could

else am

toward

frozen by the passenger door,

of amusement flickered in Victor's eyes. "What, are you scared I'll eat

gaze swept

against the dark fabric, and her wavy hair tumbled down her back, making

first time, would it? And I

through Isadora's mind-so intense she could hardly breathe. Her cheeks flared hot, and she fidgeted, tucking a strand of hair

late.

made her so nervous. Maybe it was the way he carried himself, that air of effortless