Chapter 181

Isadora came to in a warehouse.

It wasn't especially large or small—just a dim, chilly space lined with stacks of lumber and steel beams. A battered wooden table and chair stood near the heavy metal door.

Her hands were tied behind her back, her mouth stuffed with a wad of cloth. A lingering numbness in her limbs reminded her of the drug; she was weak, barely able to move.

For a split second, she was transported back to the memory of her last kidnapping.

A cold shudder ran down her spine. Fear crept in, icy and relentless.

Suddenly, the metal door screeched open from the outside.

Blinding white light flooded the room. Then, as the door slammed shut, the space plunged back into gloom.

A muscular man in black jeans and a black shirt stalked in.

"Mmmph..."

The next instant, the cloth was yanked from Isadora's mouth.

The kidnapper wore a black mask, revealing only a pair of fierce, predatory eyes.

"Miss Vaughan. We meet again."

The voice sent a jolt of recognition through her. "It's you..."

"You slipped away last time. This time, you won't get so lucky."

trembled. "Who sent you? If it's

time you took my little cocktail, and that guy came charging in to

lingered on the thought, eyes raking over her helpless form. She could see

his hand

touch her, another man appeared in the doorway—a tall guy with a jagged

us in the hospital for months. We're just here for the money. Once we get paid, we're

pulling his

through the door-elegant, statuesque,

"Well, look at that. Magnus's past and

a moment. Then both men stepped out,

unbroken. She looked down at Isadora with a cold, sharp

against the wall-her clothes filthy

this

she and Elise had

only one in such

time no see,

engage. This was not a situation where she held any

Every time you act like this, you make me

Crack!

whipped out, striking Isadora's cheek. Pain blossomed across her face, leaving a hot,

Isadora gasped.

later, Elise seized her hair, yanking her head up until

might rip her

me! Magnus

Elise laughed, the sound brittle. But as she laughed, tears

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