Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 143

Chapter 144

"No."

Isadora had no intention of thinking about him.

"But I miss you. Isadora, you hear me?"

She caught the look in his eyes-dark and fathomless, like a midnight whirlpool. It felt as if she could tumble right into his gaze and disappear.

Her heart skipped a beat.

Then, with an easy, teasing smile, he added, "All I can think about tonight is you. What am I supposed to do about that?"

Of course she should've known better than to trust a word he said!

*

After hanging up, Victor's lips curled in a faint, amused smile.

His assistant, Kemp, knocked politely before stepping in and offering a stack of documents with the deference reserved for someone far above his pay grade.

Victor strode to his desk, uncapped a pen, and signed his name at the end of the contract. Without looking up, he passed the papers back and asked, "Has my flight home on Friday been booked?"

hesitated, then gave

crisis at the regional branch had pulled Victor out of town, and there

take on. Wrapping it all up in a week was

arriving, Victor had worked around the clock, somehow

to be

something important was

from Victor's grandfather-Dorian Fitzgerald himself there was only so much you

hesitation, Kemp spoke

this week. Mr. Dorian wanted me to remind you... that you're expected

shrank under Victor's

he looked up. "My grandfather's

even straighter. "Yes,

snort. "Remind me, Kemp-are you working

"For you, Mr. Fitzgerald."

are you relaying his

Victor's voice made Kemp feel as

Kemp replied, "Sir,

"No disrespect? You seem awfully bold to me. What's

"...Of course not,

he'd ever dare-he was simply passing along the old man's message.

together. "I understand, sir.

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