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.

of her childhood, of Carla's constant

to be good, to be obedient, but Carla always seemed to despise her.

truth-Carla wasn't her real

she dreamed of was never someone like

she was back at the

and Eleanor had resented her arrival, as if she'd disrupted their peaceful lives. Pearl's bitterness

she'd always been a burden, someone who

family she'd longed for had never been

Magnus, cold and aloof-until the day

They'd all hurt her.

her so much,

away, that if

ever

then Victor came into her

was gentle, unwavering. He looked at her as if she

in the world.

saw her own reflection. She heard his deep, steady voice:

insisted she wasn't

you're not, then why can't you see I

believe it. After all, no one had ever

it to his chest, letting her

heart-each thump echoing ele