Chapter 272

"At least bring me something to eat before you shut the door on me!"

Isadora kicked her legs in the air in protest.

"Victor, put me down!"

Victor's gaze was dark and unreadable, a hint of a smile playing on his lips. "Say please."

Sometimes you just had to swallow your pride.

Isadora gave in quickly, pressing her hands together in a pleading gesture. "Please? Pretty please?"

Victor's eyes lowered in feigned thought. After a beat, he replied, deadpan, "Nope."

Isadora was speechless. Seriously?!

"Then why did you even ask me to beg?"

Victor's expression softened, amusement curling at the edge of his mouth. "Isadora, I just asked you to beg. I never promised I'd say yes."

She pouted. "You're such a jerk!"

smirked. "If I'm a jerk, what does that make you?

word—"wife"-caught Isadora off

of his face softened by the

it so casually, as if

carried her over

springs dipped beneath her weight, then bounced

the movement, the thin straps slipping down her arms, baring

and let it fall to the floor, then leaned over her,

through her

let out a soft

whiff of perfume drifted into her nose-something

almost never wore

This wasn't hers.

body tensed. She pressed both hands against Victor's chest, stopping

"Let go of me."

didn't seem to notice, thinking she was just being

thick with heat and

some woman while you're gone, then come

ice water,

in her

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