Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 29

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.

It felt

swallow his pride and take the first step for once tonight. But then Isadora pulled that stunt with Elise at the

off all

fit about a kidnapping, staged a cold war, and got someone to

the one who went out of her

thought left him even

out of proportion. I even told her I'd give

hand before he could pour another drink. "Magnus, we heard what happened tonight. Maybe Isadora went too far, but you shouldn't have agreed to Elise's fake wedding

the couch, staring at the ceiling, his face cold and

Fine.

showed up here tonight at The Ace's

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

failed to send. You have been

She blocked him?

She actually dared?

let out a short, incredulous

Isadora. Guess you've

temple as he slammed

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

just another girl hopelessly devoted to Magnus-not worth the

legs wide, and said, "Magnus, if

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