Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 50

"What's your condition?"

Victor's lips curled up, his words slow and deliberate. "Break up with Magnus. Stay far away from him."

Isadora had ended things with Magnus ages ago, though nobody seemed willing to believe it.

Was this just another case of a man's damned possessiveness?

Victor and Magnus were the heirs to two of Capitolion's most powerful and bitterly opposed dynasties. Maybe Victor just couldn't stand the idea of a woman he'd been with still being tangled up with his greatest rival.

Isadora nodded, agreeing without hesitation. "Fine. I'll break up with him.”

Victor narrowed his eyes, clearly surprised by how quickly she'd acquiesced.

He studied her closely, searching her face for any hint of hidden emotion-but got nothing.

Suddenly, a sharp bark shattered the tension in the garden.

Startled, Isadora instinctively pushed Victor away, worried someone might see them-even though this was Stratus Manor, and everyone here was on Victor's side. Still, she couldn't shake her discomfort.

She smoothed her dress and ran a hand through her hair, trying to regain her composure.

A big, fluffy golden retriever-freshly bathed, its white fur practically glowing- came bounding across the lawn toward them.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

it, breathless and

of fluff tear across the grass like a streak of lightning,

that day, she was nearly bowled over

this time, instead of falling backward, Victor caught her-and the dog-in one swift, steady

bit, and with a teasing hint of disdain, remarked, “Isadora, do you ever eat? You're

She called

a hundred pounds-perfectly average, thank

This is what

lips. "I think you could stand

nerve of this

dog was certainly sturdy—at least eighty pounds by the

kind of greeting, Isadora

freshly washed fur; it was smooth

good after a

the compliment, responding by licking

enthusiasm that Isadora

and found himself irrationally annoyed.

"Woof! Woof!" Pudding protested.

sideways glance. "Settle

immediately shielded Pudding. "Don't be

smile on his face. "Harsh?

a few hours, and already it's like