Page 114 of Beautiful Revenge

“I need to know where he’s keeping my wife so don’t worry. I’m going to talk to him.”

Her chin drops to her chest and her shoulders shake. It takes me a moment to realize that she’s crying. “What has happened to my sons?”

I rest my hand on her shoulder. “I know, Ma. I’m sorry. But Finn has just gone too far.”

She clasps my hand without a word and I stay silent as she cries.

Finn

Something isn’t right.

My mom never just calls me to demand I come over. She respects that I’ll show up when I’m ready to.

I’m out hunting for Sal as it’s at least one fucking thing I can do since I lost Aria back to Dante and her father. They’ll never let me see her again, that I know for a fact. But if I can kill Sal, then maybe I can show them I can do some good.

Me, doing fucking good. Never thought I’d see the day that would happen.

But if it means getting Aria back, I will do whatever it takes. She’s mine. Not Elio’s and definitely not Dante’s.

I give up the search on Sal and head to my mom’s house. Sal wasn’t even there at his house. He could have multiple houses for all I fucking know.

I knock on my mom’s door. “Ma.”

She cracks it open and smiles when she sees me, motioning me inside.

“What’s going on?”

She gives me a strong hug when we reach the kitchen. There’s a desperation there that I don’t understand. “I love you, Finn. You know that, don’t you?”

“I do. And you know I love you.” I let her go. “What’s so urgent?”

“Me,” my brother says from behind. I would know his voice anywhere. Spinning around, I come face to face with Aiden. He has his gun out but it’s not pointed at me.

“What are you doing here?” I ask.

“She’s my mom too.”

“I know but obviously you want something. What?”

“He asked me to call you,” Mom explains. “Don’t be mad at me.”

“I’m not, Ma. What do you want?”

Aiden sneers. “You know what I want. I want my wife back.”

That… was not what I was expecting. “Your… wife? Wait. You think I have her?”

“Of course I think that! I went to Aria’s house. She and Elena were gone and Elio was dead. Neck snapped. Your doing. So where is Elena? I won’t ask you to give Aria back since I assume you won’t. But at least give me my wife back, Finn. I will beg you if I have to. Give her back to me. And tell me you didn’t hurt her. She’s pregnant.”

“I know she’s pregnant,” I snap. “I saw it the last time I saw her.”

“Just give her back to me!” He points his gun at me. “Or I will be forced to do what I haven’t wanted to do.”

“Slow down,” Mom says. “You promised to talk this through.”

“I don’t have Elena. Or Aria for that matter.”

Aiden scoffs. “I don’t believe you. You love causing chaos, Finn. It’s your thing. You do it so effortlessly like you’re not even trying. I know you. You kidnapped them both just to start shit. But killing Elio? Really? That’s not going to make Aria like you more. You just doomed your own marriage.”

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