Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 65

Chapter 66

"Elise, if you're not feeling well, ask Gideon. I can't talk right now."

Elise's voice trembled. "Magnus, my chest hurts so much I can barely breathe. I don't want Gideon, I just want you..."

On the other end, Gideon's voice broke in, panicked. "Elise! Elise, what's wrong? Why did you faint? Magnus, her breathing's really shallow get over here, now!"

Magnus's jaw tightened, his expression hard as stone.

Without another word, he bolted for the elevator.

When it didn't come fast enough, he didn't hesitate he sprinted down the stairs instead.

Isadora watched his retreating figure, disappearing without the slightest hesitation.

All she felt was a dull numbness.

This time, curiously, there was no sharp ache.

And why should there be?

After all the times her heart had been trampled-no, sliced open by him—if she still let herself hurt for him, it might just kill her.

She stooped to pick up her keys from the floor, unlocked the door, and stepped into her apartment.

bathroom, she ran a hot bath,

she'd carried while facing

finished, Isadora slipped into a pink

and showing off her long,

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

Isadora tensed.

have

No, impossible.

anything, it was that Elise's "illness" usually lasted the whole

robe, wrapping herself up

she saw it wasn't

doing here at

out at a business dinner that evening, and had a few

his driver asked

blurted

stopped outside that he realized he'd

late-he hadn't planned to go

wanted to linger downstairs for a while, to be close to her, to look up at the city's star-splattered sky. Just being near her filled him with a sense of peace

middle of this ordinary apartment complex. The rare, limited-edition

to see Magnus

was Magnus doing

something happened between him

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255