Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 101

But he'd already promised-he'd agreed to the deal. So why was he suddenly backing out halfway through?

Isadora couldn't make sense of what was going on in this man's head.

She took a step forward, closing the distance until she was only a couple feet from Victor.

There was something about him—an undeniable air of authority, a quiet but overwhelming presence, as if he owned whatever space he occupied. Even sitting there, he radiated a kind of pressure that was impossible to ignore.

Nervously, Isadora pressed her lips together and tried to sound as diplomatic as she could. "I don't think you're the kind of man who goes back on his word, Mr. Fitzgerald. You agreed to invest eight hundred million. I'm sure you wouldn't renege on that."

Victor's lips curled in a dangerous, mocking smile. “You're wrong, Miss Vaughan. I can be that petty."

He let the words hang in the air before his tone shifted, voice sharp as glass. "Actually, should I even call you Miss Vaughan? Or should I call you Magnus's fiancée? I heard you two even went wedding dress shopping together."

The chill in his voice sent a spike of anxiety through Isadora's chest.

How did Victor know she'd been wedding dress shopping? Was he there that day? Did he think she and Magnus were actually getting married?

end things with Magnus, and that's why he wanted to pull

can explain.

dark as midnight, pinned her in place, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "What kind of accident? Don't tell me someone forced you into trying on a wedding

hesitated for a moment, then admitted quietly,

had barely left her mouth before it

add, "It's

not the kind of person who

unfolded his long legs and stood. He towered over her, easily a head taller, casting a

so close it felt like he could wrap her

grazing her chin with a touch that was both intimate and cold. With one

but the tension radiating from him

an undercurrent as

wanted to send me an invitation to your wedding. Who knows, maybe in a few days I'll be

faint trace of cologne mixed with a hint of tobacco on him—familiar and intoxicating. For a second, she

Did he just

snapped back into focus. Was he jealous? Did he think she could have a baby in

looked into his angry eyes and, almost in