Save Her Lose Us (Evangeline and Soren) novel Chapter 291

Before Evangeline could answer, the young man sneered, as if reading her mind. "Don't tell me you're going to help us find jobs. Not with our records."

He pointed to the man with blond hair. "His father was a gambling drunk. Beat his mother for money. He killed him to save her. Did five years." He then gestured to another. "He was abandoned as a kid, found a good foster family. When he was fifteen, his birth parents showed up and tried to take him back. When he refused, they kidnapped him. He killed one of them by accident. Did three years."

He went down the line, matter-of-factly recounting their stories, his eyes filled with scorn. "Every single one of us has a body on our record. What do you think we can do? Who would ever hire us?"

Evangeline was stunned into silence by their tragic histories. She glanced at the despairing owner, then back at the young man. "But giving up like this will only trap you further. By robbing this man, you're taking away his hope. How does that make you any different from the people who wronged you?"

Her words seemed to catch them off guard. The leader stared at her for a moment before he and his men burst into another round of derisive laughter.

Evangeline clenched her jaw, trying to appear calm as she anxiously scanned the street. Where were the police?

Suddenly, a cry of pain cut through the air. She turned to see that Finn had somehow circled around behind the group. He moved with swift, brutal efficiency, taking them down one by one with precise, powerful punches. She watched, mesmerized. The Lockridges, it seemed, were full of surprises. Finn, who always appeared so elegant and refined, fought with a raw, visceral force.

Just then, she saw one of the men grab a metal pipe and sneak up behind him.

"Finn, behind you!" she screamed.

It was as if he had eyes in the back of his head. He ducked under the swing of the pipe, then shot out a leg, kicking the man squarely in the chest. In one fluid motion, he grabbed the man's throat and slammed him to the ground.

Within moments, all the men were subdued. The other customers, emboldened, rushed in to help hold them down. Finn calmly dusted off his clothes and handed the envelope back to the owner. "Count it."

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