Chapter 162

He heard a noise.

The man lifted his gaze, dark and intense, settling it on Isadora.

She'd just stepped out of the shower, her skin still dewy with lingering warmth. The loose robe slipped over her shoulders, revealing a hint of delicate collarbone and the gentle curve of her neck. Her legs, long and smooth, caught the soft light, her bare feet pale against the polished wood, toes blushing faintly pink.

Victor's eyes darkened, a sly curve appearing at the edge of his lips. "You like to draw?"

Isadora avoided his burning stare, her voice carefully neutral. "Just flipping through some magazines. What are you doing here?"

Victor closed the magazine with a slow, deliberate snap and set it on the table. He watched her with a lazy sort of confidence. "What, am I not welcome?"

She crossed to her writing desk, slipping a folder discreetly into a drawer. But before she could move away, Victor crossed the room in two strides. He boxed her in, hands braced on either side, his head resting with casual familiarity on her shoulder. The scent of her skin and the soft hint of gardenia from her bath mingled in the air between them.

Isadora reflexively tensed.

Victor arched a brow, his handsome features teasing. "One day apart and your body forgets who I am already?"

gaze. "I'm not feeling

night,

his hand off the desk and stepping away from

the subtle defiance in the set of her shoulders. In one swift motion,

stumbled into his

sat down in her desk chair, settling her onto his lap, his fingers idly toying with a lock of her damp hair. His hand traced her collarbone, occasionally brushing against

wanted to push him away, but her body

breath and brushed

back to him, his fingers

I just...

a careless chuckle, lips curving. "Who

one to leave things unresolved, but the words she needed *break up*-felt impossibly

to get some water," she said, slipping from his lap and heading to the fridge. She grabbed a cold

phone lit

to the glowing device. An unsaved number flashed on the screen: *Isadora, I'm sorry. Come

His expression darkened instantly.

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