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.

something new. It felt like things were

for once tonight. But then Isadora pulled that stunt with Elise

him off all over

a cold war, and got someone to jump

who went out of her

left him even

"It was just a fake wedding. Isadora's blowing this way out of proportion. I even told her I'd give her a

Isadora went too far, but you shouldn't have agreed to Elise's fake

staring at the

Fine.

The Ace's Den

Under her sharp "We're done" message, he typed

"Message failed to send. You

She blocked him?

She actually dared?

let out a short, incredulous

Isadora.

out at his temple as he slammed his phone on the

looks, money, women on

Isadora was just another girl hopelessly devoted to Magnus-not worth

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

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