Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 444

She was already freezing.

And he was still snapping at her.

Isadora felt a pang of wounded pride. Relying on the fact that he usually indulged her, she decided to ignore him—at least for a little while...

But just then-

A loud crash shattered the silence.

The warehouse door burst open with a bang.

Light from outside flooded the space, chasing away the chill with a welcome touch of warmth.

Victor strode in from the doorway, radiating a cold, crackling energy that seemed to fill the room.

Wendy looked up, and there he was a tall, imposing figure silhouetted in the light.

She blinked, hardly believing her eyes, but no, it was really Victor. They were saved.

Spinning around, she was about to call out to Isadora, only to see her friend with her eyes closed, huddled up and motionless. Wendy's face went white with panic, her voice trembling on the edge of tears as she cried, "Mr. Fitzgerald, please, hurry! Isadora-she's fainted!"

head snapped toward the corner of

herself, arms wrapped tight around her knees, her forehead resting atop them, messy hair veiling her

the chest. His breath caught, his whole body jolted, and a wild, red

the room in a heartbeat, dropping to his

Victor's heart, making it seize and ache so brutally he thought

Victor

name again and again, his voice raw and desperate. "Isadora, Isadora, look

Damn it.

She didn't respond.

dare waste another second. He scooped her up, stood, and bolted

of half-consciousness, Isadora felt a sudden warmth envelop her, along with that

fought to open her eyes. The first thing she saw was the sharp, tense line of

parted, voice

so soft

almost lost: "Vi-Victor... you

so mean to me."

ran, clutching

own eyes stinging with a pain so sharp it bordered on madness.