Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus) novel Chapter 143

“You’re going to get hurt, Isadora!”

She had to admit it—Magnus had just named the secret she’d been hiding from herself.

Isadora grabbed her phone, found the contact for the man responsible for her sleepless night, and started typing out a message. Her fingers hovered over the screen, tapping out a few hesitant words, but she couldn’t bring herself to hit send. After a long pause, she deleted everything, feeling defeated, and tossed her phone onto the bed.

What was she supposed to ask him—whether he liked her, or if he was just using her to get back at Magnus? Hadn’t she told herself to let things run their course, to go with the flow?

Come on, Isadora, don’t tell me you’re chickening out now…

Just then, her phone rang, shattering the silence.

Isadora froze.

She glanced at the screen and realized, to her horror, that she’d accidentally sent him a string of nonsensical gibberish. No wonder he was calling.

She picked up.

On the other end, his low, velvety voice came through. “Still awake?”

She lowered her voice. “Just about to sleep.”

“What’s wrong? Your voice sounds off.”

“Nothing.”

“Let me see you.”

What?

Did Mr. Fitzgerald not realize she was all the way in Solstrand? No matter how resourceful he was, he couldn’t possibly show up at her door in a matter of minutes… right?

Clearly, Isadora had underestimated him.

The video call request buzzed in the dark, the screen glowing with invitation.