Save Her Lose Us (Evangeline and Soren) novel Chapter 249

Finn didn’t answer right away. In those few seconds of silence, Evangeline could already guess what he was thinking.

After all, these were the Lockridges. No matter how close Finn acted with her, there was no way he’d risk open conflict with Victor for her sake.

She’d known this from the start, so the realization didn’t sting.

Borrowing Finn’s influence was only part of it; the real reason she stayed close to him was so that, if Victor ever truly turned against her, she’d have enough power to protect herself.

Just as she was convinced Finn would let the question slide, he spoke up. “I’ll help you.”

Evangeline blinked, surprised. “Why?”

“I told you before, it breaks my heart to see a beautiful woman get hurt,” Finn said with a crooked smile. “Naturally, I’m not about to join someone else in bullying a woman—especially not my own girlfriend.”

He paused, eyes glinting with something unspoken. “There are other reasons, of course. But those would answer a different question.”

Evangeline realized then she’d overstepped, asking two questions in a row. She picked up her glass and knocked back another drink. “My penalty.”

She set the empty glass down and nodded at Finn. “Your turn.”

Finn propped his elbow on the table, his eyes playful. “Soren said earlier he’d give you a week to think about it. So—will you get back together with him?”

“Absolutely not.” Evangeline didn’t even hesitate.

Finn looked genuinely pleased. “That’s my question done.”

There was something odd in his easy smile, something that nagged at her. Why did it feel like Finn was jealous?

The thought slipped out before she could stop herself. “Are you jealous of Soren?”

Even as a child, she’d already known Soren and imagined he’d be her future husband, the one she’d love too much to lose. But Winston was her father, and their family had still been whole then. She couldn’t bear the thought of anything happening to him—her mother would be devastated.

Back then, her answer was always certain. If she could only save one, she’d save her father and follow her beloved into the dark.

It wasn’t until later she learned just how fragile love could be.

Now, faced with that choice, she wouldn’t pick either.

Because those questions were always hypothetical, but life had forced her to make real choices—and in both love and family, she’d been the one left behind.

So her answer to Finn’s question was clear.

If it ever came to that, she’d choose herself first.