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Ajax nodded as he put his phone to his ear.

Knowing the guy on the floor couldn’t move now, Finn jogged down the hall to grab his phone and called Xavier. He answered on the second ring as Finn went back to the front room.

“Xavier, I just captured a hired gun. We’re going to need more eyes on this client.”

“That does change things. I’ve got Dax free. I’ll send him out. Human?”

“Yes. Said someone paid him three hundred K to kill Ajax. It was done online, so we’ll need Daniel to start digging around the boards to see if he can find anything.”

“Pretty risky hiring someone online.”

“Pretty stupid.”

“Did you call the police?”

“Ajax is doing that now. When can Dax get here?”

“I’ll call him now.”

“Good. Xavier…” Finn paused and walked out of the room, making sure he was out of Ajax’s earshot. “Just so you know, I’m breaking the rules on this job.”

“I had a feeling you would. Your interest was plain when you watched the videos.”

“This goes beyond interest. I think… I think this man could be special to me. I’ve never broken the rules before—never was even tempted to. But this is something different. Something bigger.”

“I know.”

“You do?” he asked, even though he’d already figured out Xavier pretty much knew already.

“I knew before I sent you. Just as I did with the others.”

Just as he’d thought. Still, shock punched him in the gut. He’d hoped that Ajax was his soulmate, but this pretty much confirmed it. “Are you saying what I think you’re saying?”

A soft laugh came over the line. “Finn, your life is about to change. Embrace it.”

When he got off the phone, Finn walked toward Ajax, who stood dejectedly in the middle of the living room not far from the man on the floor. He stared at him, hands in fists at his sides. Knowing what this man was to him made Finn keep going until he could pull him into his arms. He held him tight, and Ajax wrapped his arms around Finn’s waist. He kept holding him until the cops arrived.

Two policemen came into the house, and Finn identified himself, then told them everything the guy had told him. He gave them the gun, informed them that there would now be two bodyguards on Ajax. There were a lot of questions, but he insisted it was all he knew. The hitman awakened while the cops were there, and he stayed tight-lipped. They finally handcuffedhim and led him out to their vehicle. The whole process took over an hour, and by the time they left, Ajax was just kind of standing wide-eyed, obviously in shock.

Finn locked up and led Ajax to his room. “It’s going to be okay. You heard me tell the cops another bodyguard is coming. Between the two of us, nobody will get close to you.”

“I trust you. You caught this guy after all. I’m just… Hell, I don’t know what I’m feeling. Scared. And really fucking angry. For the life of me, I can’t think of who would have done this.”

“Well, someone did. And their intentions failed, so they’ll probably try again.”

Ajax nodded and briefly closed his eyes before he opened them and looked at Finn. “Pretty sure sleep is out for tonight for me.”

“I won’t be going back to bed myself. Got to wait up for Dax.”

“I’ll wait with you. Meet him.” Ajax stepped close and slumped against Finn, who wrapped arms around him tight.

Xavier had just confirmed what Finn had already known in his heart. This rock star, this man someone had just tried to kill, was his soulmate. After being alone for so many years, here was someone to share his life with. Someone more special than anyone Finn could have imagined. He held him close, inhaled that ever-present vanilla scent, and a ferocious rage filled him as he made a solemn vow.

Nothing, no one, was going to hurt his mate.

Chapter Sixteen

Ajax

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