Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 443

The warehouse was dark and damp, the biting cold mixing with thick fog that seemed to seep into your bones.

A thin sheet of ice had formed across the concrete floor, sending a chill through the air that made the place feel even more desolate.

Isadora and Wendy huddled together in a corner.

Wendy was shivering uncontrollably; just a moment ago, she'd been yelling for help at the door, but now the cold had stolen her voice. She could barely make a sound.

Isadora curled into herself, arms tightly wrapped around her stomach, as if to protect something fragile inside.

Wendy glanced over at Isadora, saw her eyelids drooping, and panicked. "Isadora, please don't do this. Stay with me."

At the sound of her friend's voice, Isadora forced her eyes open, answering weakly, "I'm here..."

Wendy's words trembled on the verge of tears. "You said Victor would come for us. Why isn't he here yet?"

As she spoke, tears spilled down her cheeks, freezing almost instantly as they hit the icy floor.

Isadora wanted to reassure her, to tell her she wasn't falling asleep, but her throat felt blocked, choked by the cold and exhaustion. She couldn't manage a single word.

Her consciousness began to blur and drift.

Memories surfaced.

thought of her childhood, of

be good, to be obedient, but Carla

truth-Carla wasn't her

relieved. The mother she dreamed of was never someone

the memories shifted; she was back at the Vaughan

if she'd disrupted their peaceful lives. Pearl's bitterness was always there, whispering, "Why did you come back

always been a burden, someone who didn't

she'd longed for had never been

remembered Magnus, cold and aloof-until the

They'd all hurt her.

her

heart away, that if she

could ever reach

came

was gentle, unwavering. He looked at her as

in the world.

his eyes, Isadora saw her own reflection. She heard his deep, steady voice: "Isadora, how

always insisted

"If you're not, then why can't you see

no one had ever

Victor would take her hand and press it to his chest, letting her feel the strong,

heart-each thump echoing ele