Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

I looked online and saw so many photos of newborns-wrinkled, scrunched-up,

honestly not very cute at all.

I really hope our baby is a beautiful little angel.

Forgive me for being so shallow, okay?

Anyway, I'm getting off topic.

That day, Nanette and I went to The Fitzgerald Group. I was standing by the door when I overheard what you said.

You said...

At this point, Victor noticed the dried streaks of tears on the letter.

He knew-his Isadora must have cried her heart out writing these words.

A crushing ache tightened around Victor's chest. His lips trembled, tears slipping

from reddened eyes and falling silently onto the page.

After a long moment, Victor forced himself to keep reading.

It's not true that I don't mind.

But I believe in your love for me.

So I guessed-you must have said those things on purpose, right?

That's why, more than being upset, I felt worried and uneasy.

chest bandaged in white but still stained with

You looked absolutely awful!

letting

You hear me?

right now, there's nothing I can do for you. The only thing I can do is take better care of

just

I know your coldness isn't real, my heart still aches, little

can't even imagine what I'd become if you ever stopped loving

want to scold me-wondering why I've got so many crazy thoughts

now? Do you

to be good to me for the rest of

there's something I

have to

let me be the

be the one to

like a blade—gentle, yet sharp enough to carve him open, again and

in both of his, pressing it to his brow. Tears streamed

suddenly felt a warm dampness in her

then slowly opened her

him sitting at

dark and bloodshot, face drawn

exhausted than she did, and she'd just given

she woke, and his low, unsteady

struck her. She glanced down at her now-flat belly. "The

she'd drifted into unconsciousness, she'd heard

bobbed. "Our daughter's

shaky breath. "That's good.

so full of things unsaid. "You will. As