Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 186

A soft cough sounded from behind.

Victor froze mid-step, his jaw tightening as his hand clenched so hard the veins stood out.

For a split second, he hesitated then spun around and strode back toward the bed. He reached out, cupped the back of the woman's head, and pulled her in for a fierce, hungry kiss.

Anxious relief, fear, and a hundred tangled emotions surged between them, all pouring into that desperate embrace.

Victor kissed her with a rough urgency, his lips claiming hers as if he couldn't get close enough, as if he might consume her whole.

Pinned on the bed, Isadora had no choice but to tilt her head back and meet him, breathless and defenseless against the force of his kiss. His intensity made escape impossible. All she could do was yield, her heart pounding as she met his bruising, possessive, almost trembling lips.

Sunlight spilled through the hospital curtains, casting a golden haze over them— the world outside fading away, leaving only the two of them locked together.

The air grew thick and humid, crackling with an undercurrent of longing neither could disguise.

Victor's warm hand slid beneath the edge of her gray hospital gown, practiced and sure.

a sharp knock rattled the

It's time for

two female nurses entered, only to find the pair

to hers. Her head was tipped back, dark hair spilling over the pillow like something out of a

herself. She shoved Victor away, cheeks blazing

were the ones who changed her bandages and gave her shots every day. Now,

other hand, looked unbothered—merely scowling at the interruption, his

out to gently wipe the dampness from the

throat flushed crimson. If she could

having never seen such a handsome man

above a whisper. With awkward, synchronized steps, the nurses wheeled in the medicine cart. One busied herself preparing the IV, while the other hung

eyes shut and gingerly extended

nerves.

Victor snorted. "Coward."

said it, he stepped forward and gently tucked her head against his chest, patting her back in his

them do

nurse hovering nearby could