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 like things were slipping

first step for once tonight. But then

set him off all over

just a fake wedding, for crying out loud! Yet Isadora threw a fit about a kidnapping, staged a cold war, and got someone to jump in the pool.

the one who went out of her way for

left him

Isadora's blowing this way out of proportion. I even told her I'd give her a real wedding, something

his 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 in the first place. And then, in front of

at the

Fine.

at The Ace's

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

the screen flashed: "Message failed

She blocked him?

She actually dared?

out a short, incredulous

at you, Isadora. Guess you've

temple as he slammed his phone on the table and downed another

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

Scales was concerned, Isadora was just another girl hopelessly devoted

said, "Magnus, if you ask me, a woman

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