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.

something new. It felt like things were slipping out of

planned to swallow his pride and take the first step for once tonight. But then Isadora

off all

fit about a kidnapping, staged a cold war, and got someone to jump in the pool. She was never like this before-she used to be

old Isadora, the one who went out of her way

him even more

of proportion. I even told her I'd give her a real wedding, something big. She still won't accept it-what else does she

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

at the ceiling, his face

Fine.

The Ace's Den and apologized,

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

the screen flashed: "Message failed

She blocked him?

She actually dared?

let out a

at you, Isadora. Guess you've grown a

as he slammed his phone

birth-good looks, money, women on his arm everywhere he went. To him, Magnus was a legend,

Scales was concerned, Isadora was just another girl

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