Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 95

Bar.

Magnus was downing drink after drink-hard, fast, relentless. His head was pounding, but he didn't put the glass down for a second.

Sammy sat beside him, watching as Magnus drank like this for nearly two hours. He'd tried to stop him a few times, but every attempt was shut down by the icy glare Magnus shot his way. After that, Sammy didn't dare intervene again.

He didn't understand why Magnus had only called him out tonight. None of the usual crew-Scales or the others had been invited. Was his job tonight just to watch Magnus drink himself into oblivion? The thought left Sammy feeling uneasy. He glanced at the expensive bottles scattered all over the floor. If Magnus kept this up, he'd wind up passed out right here before the night was over.

Unable to hold back any longer, Sammy finally asked, "Magnus, what the hell happened?"

Magnus was clearly drunk, his eyes red and unfocused. He paused for a long moment before answering.

"The day I married Elise-Isadora was kidnapped."

"Yeah, but you said that was just a cover story, right?"

Sammy remembered the wedding well. He and Scales and the rest of the guys had shown up, but really only out of loyalty to Magnus; they didn't stick around long. Most of the guests were Elise's friends anyway.

Later, even Scales had mocked the whole thing. "Of all the days to stage a kidnapping-it just happens to be

rough. "No... it wasn't

got to

upright in his

wonder Isadora broke up with you. If I were her, I wouldn't just dump you I'd probably punch you in

first

kidnapping had turned into something even

beneath that, a darker feeling lingered-disgust at the idea that Isadora's body was

slack with defeat. He didn't even look angry. That was

away—maybe you should just let her go. Being treated like this by someone

were bloodshot. "Since when do you get to decide if I care or not?" Sammy

you care so much about Isadora, then what about Elise? Everyone thinks you're more into her. Are you really trying to have

just my responsibility. Years ago, my mother forced her to leave Capitolion. She

she wouldn't have made it this

while his fiancée was in danger, Magnus had been marrying another woman. If Isadora could put