Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 30

"If you really want to be my girl, Isadora, say it again when you're sober."

His warm breath, tinged with the night air, slipped into Isadora's ears, gentle as moonlight shimmering across a lake, sending ripples through the dark and warming her heart.

For a split second, Isadora's heart seemed to stop.

The Ace's Den.

When Scales and Sammy arrived at the private lounge, they found Magnus already halfway through a bottle, knocking back drink after drink.

The two exchanged a knowing glance.

What's gotten into Mr. Wainwright this time?

Scales ambled over, grinning. "Magnus, you're hitting the booze pretty hard tonight."

Magnus ignored him.

His mind kept replaying Isadora's final words "We're even now"-and the breakup message on his phone. No engagement. It was over.

He'd never been good at making amends-honestly, he'd never even tried. Every argument, it was always Isadora reaching out first, always the one to cave, flooding his phone with messages. Sometimes she'd send dozens; he'd maybe send one back after a meeting, if he remembered. If not? Well, she'd come around eventually.

new. It felt like things were slipping

step for once

him off all over

a kidnapping, staged a cold war, and got someone to jump in the pool.

missed the old Isadora, the one who went

left him

I even told her I'd give her a real wedding,

heard what happened tonight. Maybe Isadora went too far, but you shouldn't have agreed to Elise's fake wedding in the first place. And then, in front of everyone, you picked Elise up again. Of course people are going to talk.

back on the couch, staring at the

Fine.

here tonight at The Ace's Den and apologized,

picked up his phone and opened Isadora's contact. Under her sharp "We're done" message, he typed

"Message failed to send. You have

She blocked him?

She actually dared?

a short,

Isadora. Guess you've grown

slammed his phone on the table and downed another shot of

the Donovan family, had been spoiled rotten since birth-good looks, money, women on his arm everywhere he went. To

Isadora was just another girl hopelessly devoted to Magnus-not

out, legs wide, and said, "Magnus, if you ask me, a woman needs