Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus) novel Chapter 26

“Thank you for bringing this back to me, especially so late.”

Isadora reached out to take her bracelet, but Victor smoothly raised his arm higher, just out of her grasp.

He was nearly six-foot-three, while she barely cleared five-five.

Isadora stood on tiptoe, stretching her arm as far as she could, but the bracelet remained just beyond reach.

A faint frown creased her delicate, fair face, a flicker of irritation in her eyes.

Despite everything that had happened tonight, she hadn’t been as unaffected as she pretended. In fact, it had all burrowed deep inside her, and now, with Victor teasing her, a bit of that hidden spark slipped out.

“Mr. Fitzgerald, you’re not planning to keep my bracelet, are you? Or have you fallen in love with it?”

Victor’s lips curled into a subtle smile. He used the hand holding the crystal bracelet to gently tilt her chin, studying her expression.

Her eyes were dark and bright, flecks of light glinting in their depths, and she looked adorably annoyed.

Good. No injuries. No tears.

Isadora, chin tipped up, found herself staring straight into his deep, unfathomable eyes.

His breath ghosted across her skin—crisp, with a hint of pine and the faintest trace of smoke.

She lost her focus for a moment.

Victor’s voice held a teasing warmth. “Isadora, I went out of my way to return your bracelet. Shouldn’t you at least thank me properly?”

“You could have called me... I would have come to... pick it up,” she stammered, suddenly remembering they hadn’t exchanged contact information.

Her voice dropped, “How about dinner? My treat, as a thank you?”

“Dinner? At this hour?” Victor gave her a lazy once-over, a faint chuckle in his voice. “Is that all you ever think about—food?”

Isadora pouted. It wasn’t just about food. She just didn’t know what else she could offer.