Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 209

Isadora liked to think that things with Magnus were really, truly over.

He was the one who showed up out of the blue today.

He was the one rambling on about forgiveness, as if she'd asked him to confess and beg for her pardon.

He just happened to walk in at the wrong moment.

Isadora considered her options, deciding it was best to start with something neutral to ease the tension in the car.

"So, what brings you here all of a sudden?"

Victor glanced up at her, his voice cool and detached. “I had a feeling someone was sneaking snacks behind my back this morning, so I came to see for myself. Turns out my girlfriend's got quite a few tricks up her sleeve."

Isadora pressed her fingers to her temple, exasperated. "Victor, could you please just say what you mean?"

A mocking smirk tugged at his lips. "Why? Am I not as gentle as he is?"

She met his gaze, her voice steady. "No matter how much I try to deny it, Magnus was my boyfriend once. If that bothers you, there's nothing I can do about it."

Victor's eyes narrowed, his tone as cold and sharp as

out the window, her lips set in quiet defiance. "If you don't trust me, then no matter how much

locked onto hers, icy and unyielding. "Why don't you try explaining properly

to pull away, but the cramped back seat left her nowhere to

you stop

can't stand being around me, why'd you

flaring. There was no

space

pushed him away and reached for

deep, commanding voice stopped her cold. "Go ahead, Isadora. Try getting out of

he be any

spent the whole drive throwing barbed comments at her—and now he wouldn't even let

handle and sank back into her seat, head bowed, eyes fixed on

a long moment, she just turned the gem between her fingers, then spoke

remember when you were in Solstrand? I called and told you that when you got back, we needed

brow furrowed, a sense of foreboding

her to stop when her voice rang out-clear, cool, and

want to say is,