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.

she'd texted him: Don't worry, I'm at Brocade Heights. Good luck

no matter how rational she tried to

him, her greedy longing -made Isadora's skin crawl. The idea

here,

never knew she

twisted through her body until her stomach lurched. Isadora clapped her

a few tissues from the table, reaching out to dab her lips. Isadora took them from his hand and wiped her mouth

if he were trying to see straight

resistance-subtle,

her phone from the table and handed it

but accepted it and opened the

moment he saw the photo, he

But he remembered the day,

now just how much this

side, Victor braced his hands on either side of her, fixing her with a steady, searching

amber eyes unreadable,

words. "I don't know who took this photo. I'm guessing it was

the party. I'd had too much to drink and was lying on the couch to The moment

her hands clenching tightly

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