Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 281

Magnus's car was parked not far away.

He'd heard Isadora's voice at the meeting earlier that day, and an impulse he couldn't explain had drawn him to The Vaughan Group's headquarters. He hadn't intended to approach her-just to be nearby, to catch a glimpse of her from a safe distance.

He watched as Isadora walked out of the parking garage, her silhouette as slender and graceful as ever. Magnus's dark eyes locked onto her, barely daring to blink.

Suddenly, the entire parking lot was plunged into darkness.

A split second later, Isadora's scream sliced through the night.

Magnus flung open his door and leapt out, sprinting toward the spot where he'd last seen her, chasing the faint outline of her shadow.

"Isadora? Isadora, are you alright?"

Damn it!

Suddenly, the lights flickered back on.

Security guards burst out of the building, confusion and worry on their faces.

"What happened? Someone cut the main power!"

it—it should be fine now. Hurry up and check if

area: Isadora's car was

he spotted her phone lying abandoned on

fear

Harrison's doing? Did she have

impossible-Elise was locked

as he broke into a run, shouting, "Someone's missing! Hurry, help me look

Isadora! Where are

madman, searching every shadow, but found

guards seemed frozen in confusion until Magnus rounded on them, fury in his voice. "Don't just

finally snapped them into action-some rushed to check the security

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a splitting headache. She forced her eyes open. The world was dim, but she could make out the metal railing and the neon glow of the

was: the rooftop pavilion atop

called, her

almost ghostlike a woman's voice echoing in

one ratcheting up

from the shadows emerged Carla, face twisted with

venom, fixed on Isadora with a cruel intensity. Isadora's stomach turned. Carla... she must have gotten out of prison. Swallowing hard, Isadora managed, "What

head up by the hair. The pain shot through

of jail, and you didn't come pick me