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!"

the

was curled into herself, arms wrapped tight around her knees, her forehead resting

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

next instant, he was across the room in a heartbeat,

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

life, Victor tasted the bitter

called her name again and again, his voice raw and desperate. "Isadora, Isadora, look at me—it's me,

Damn it.

She didn't respond.

dare waste another second. He scooped

felt a sudden warmth envelop her, along with that achingly familiar

The first thing she

lips parted, voice barely

so soft and

almost lost: "Vi-Victor... you

so mean to me."

clutching

pale, bloodless face, his own eyes stinging

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