Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 480

Isadora heard a sound and slowly opened her eyes.

She lifted her head, her amber eyes blinking in confusion at the man suddenly standing in the doorway.

Their gazes collided in the golden hush of evening; for a moment, neither said a word.

Outside, dusk had painted the sky in soft amber, its light spilling through the balcony and bathing the room in a warm, gilded glow.

Victor strode forward, stopping by the couch. He knelt on one knee and studied her, his eyes scanning her face. Then, without another word, he reached out and pulled her tightly into his arms.

God only knew how frantic he'd been when she vanished.

And the flood of emotion that crashed over him the moment he saw her message -he could barely describe it.

As Victor wrapped her in his embrace, Isadora instinctively pressed her hand against his chest, keeping a small but definite distance between them.

He felt her hesitation and narrowed his dark eyes, searching her face. "What's wrong?" he asked quietly.

Isadora didn't answer right away.

She knew that photo had been sent with malicious intent-someone had deliberately used it to bait her.

She couldn't let herself fall for it, couldn't risk Victor being threatened because of her.

him: Don't worry, I'm at Brocade Heights. Good luck at today's board meeting. Come find me when it's

no matter how rational she tried to be, a heaviness lingered

him, her greedy longing -made Isadora's skin crawl. The idea of returning to the

come here,

never knew she could be

unease twisted through her body until her stomach lurched. Isadora clapped her hand over

her lips. Isadora took them from his

he were trying

could feel her resistance-subtle, but

her phone from the table and

looked at the phone, puzzled, but

moment he saw

seen this shot before, not exactly. But he remembered the day,

now just how much this bothered

Victor braced his hands on either side of her,

her amber eyes unreadable, her face almost too

don't know who took this photo.

party. I'd had too much to drink and was lying on the couch to The moment I saw her come near, I got up and

remained silent, her hands clenching

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