Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 172

Chapter 173

Magnus's dark, sharp eyes locked onto Elise, as if searching for the truth behind her words.

His last clear memory was vivid: the woman in his arms had been Isadora. The lips he'd kissed belonged to Isadora.

Yet somehow, he had woken up to find Elise beside him.

Under the intensity of his gaze, Elise felt her scalp prickle and her heart race, terrified he'd see right through her.

Magnus finally looked away, quickly regaining his composure.

"Get dressed. We'll talk when you come out."

With that, Magnus left the bedroom and settled on the sofa in the suite's living

room.

A restless frustration coiled in his chest, tightening around his throat until he could barely breathe.

He grabbed a cigarette, clamped it between his teeth, and lit up. He took a few deep, hard drags, then exhaled slowly, the smoke blurring his vision. If anyone looked closely, they might have noticed the faint redness in his eyes.

Elise slipped into her dress and emerged from the bedroom, moving slowly.

Her face was a careful mask of obedience, tinged with a quiet hurt.

flicked over Elise in her blue dress,

mistaken Elise

knots, and his whole body

stabbed, but he

none of this ever

widened, tears instantly

believe what she'd just

change everything between them. Instead,

still a woman with dignity.

just say? Did I... did I hear

forehead resting in

her head, voice breaking

love you—I always have, I never stopped. Haven't you ever... loved me,

his cigarette

hold back her tears at

why did you treat me

it up to you. But you can't tell

reply, Magnus stood, closed the

if her heart had been

Keep it quiet? Compensation?

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