Page 57 of Finn

“That’s not what I meant. Let’s look around before rushing out of here. Your head is fucked up right now. I get that shit. Let me and Zane take a look around. See if there’s something telling,” he says, squeezing my shoulder.

He’s right. My head is fucked up right now. The thoughts of what could be happening to my girl are tearing me apart. I was able to protect my mom as a child, but as a grown man, I couldn’t keep Mia safe.

I lift my eyes to Kace and nod. They begin looking around, and I walk outside. She was taken out of my house. Taken from the one place I deemed safe.

I sit down on the concrete step and drop my head into my hands. Mia had everything she could have ever wanted. A safe, happy life. Loving parents. Enough money that she didn’t need to worry. A beautiful apartment.

A few months with me, and not only is that all just a distant memory, but now her life could ultimately be in danger. Maybe if I had just stayed away from her, none of this would be happening. Jim would’ve stayed busy doing his bullshit prosecutor job. Porter wouldn’t have had old wounds ripped open. Vic would have continued being the perfect wife and mom.

But no, I couldn’t stay away, and I pulled her into this world. I put her in danger, and while she was just coming home to change, she was taken.

Taken from her mom. From Porter. From me.

She’s an angel that I lured into the depths of hell.

I’m responsible for all of this, and I will do whatever I need to do to save her. Fuck the consequences. I’ll go to jail. I’ll get tortured. I’ll die. As long as I know she’s safe, that’s all that matters.

She has a hell of a lot more to offer this world than I do, anyway. I’d be leaving behind a drug-addict mother who wouldn’t even shed a tear if she learned I died. Mia has Vic and Porter, who love her more than themselves.

“Finn,” Zane says, grabbing my shoulder.

I scrub my face as I snap out of my thoughts and look up at him. “We need to find her, Z.”

“We will, brother,” he says, nodding his head.

“It’s Jim. I know that piece of shit took her. We thought we would bait him, but he’s fucking smarter than we gave him credit for. He didn’t come looking for us. He came looking for her,” I say, standing up.

“We called Brooks. Let’s get back to Souls and come up with a plan,” Kace says, looking past me.

I head toward my bike, and they follow, staying silent. They know how I’m feeling, and there’s nothing they can say to make it better. They understand that.

Once we walk inside Souls, Vic comes running toward us. “What the hell happened? Where is she?”

I look around for Porter, but they must be waiting around the table already. Zane gives me a pointed look, letting me know not to tell her what I believe happened.

So I grab her hand, squeezing lightly. “We’re gonna figure that out.”

Tears are running down her face as she looks between all of us. She swallows roughly and locks her sad eyes with mine.

“I need to tell you all some things,” she whispers, hanging her head.

“Fuck,” Zane whispers.

Kace lets out a sigh, and I tighten my hold on her hand, leading her toward the rest of the club.

More fucking secrets.

The four of us walk in, and Brooks narrows his eyes at me. “Finn, what the fuck?”

“Vic says she has some shit we should know,” I say, leaving her standing as I take my seat.

My legs feel like they’re gonna give out, and I have a feeling whatever she’s about to say isn’t going to help.

Porter stands up and stares at her. “What is it, Vic?” he gently asks.

She slides her eyes to Porter and keeps them there as she nods. “After Mia was born and I was struggling, you know I got hooked on pills.” Porter nods, crossing his arms, and we all listen carefully. “Well, Jim was the one who gave me the pills.”

“I fucking knew it,” Porter shouts, bringing his fists down on the table.

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