Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 194

Isadora's eyelashes fluttered, and for a moment, she felt like a delicate porcelain doll-handled with the utmost care, as if she might shatter at the slightest touch.

The air seemed to stand still.

Her lashes trembled again, shadows flickering in her eyes.

"Victor, I think we should... break-"

She didn't even finish the word.

Suddenly, she felt something cool encircle her wrist-a bracelet, icy and unfamiliar. Isadora lifted her hand and saw a breathtaking sapphire bracelet glittering against her pale skin. The design was elegant and refined, the chain smooth and delicate, perfectly complementing each blue gem. The sapphires themselves were clear and luminous, each one catching the light differently, making her wrist look even more slender and fair.

"What's this?" she asked, unable to hide her surprise.

"A gift. Something I picked up on my business trip," Victor replied.

"It must've cost a fortune," she said, eyeing it warily.

mischief in his expression. "You couldn't afford it even if you

her eyes. "Then I don't want it.

"Okay. Then I'll

over, unfastened the bracelet from her wrist, and with a

scrambling upright and snatching the bracelet from his hand before he could let go. "You're really going

a piece of jewelry was,

just smirked. "Once I give something away, there's no

lips twitched. Fine. You're the

exchange scattered the clouds of melancholy that had been gathering in her

and resting his chin lightly on her head. He twirled a strand of her hair around his

saying just now?"

replied, eyes

floor-to-ceiling windows, moonlight poured in like a silvery waterfall, bathing the room in a

speak her mind. The

didn't wake until well into the afternoon. When she opened her eyes, the bed beside her was already cold-Victor had left

stretching languidly as golden sunlight spilled through the windows, flooding the room. The crisp blue-and-white