Free FinnsRedemption by Sierra Summers

understand. I would never expect you to live your
life with Finn. You have every right to hate him. I know if a man did that to
me, I don’t know that I could ever forgive him.”
    Alli couldn’t believe what she was hearing. The necklace she
wore around her neck could help save this girl’s life. Here Heather was giving
her a choice and Alli felt humbled by it.
    Such an unexpected surprise Heather was. Even though she
looked like hell and was weak, she carried a great strength within her. Alli
could see it in her blue eyes. Heather wasn’t afraid to die. She was willing to
give Alli an out. Incredible. Alli had been prepared for the girl to ask her to
help. Instead Heather gave her the chance to run away from all this and put
Finn behind her.
    “It’s true that when I saw Finn yesterday I wanted nothing
more than to punch him in the face.” Alli smiled when Heather gave a small
laugh. “The truth is, Heather, I’m not sure what I want. Finn does things to me
that scare me and make me feel wonderful all at the same time. I want to be
able to trust him but I also don’t want to be made a fool of either.”
    It was true, Finn did scare her but she also scared herself,
because in reality Finn still meant more to her than anyone else in her life.
How easy it had been when he walked into her store yesterday. It was as if all
the years fell away and there was just she and Finn picking up where they left
off. Alli wasn’t sure if she trusted her judgment but she wanted nothing more
than to help Heather.
    Heather reached her hand out and took Alli’s, looking at her
palm and tracing the fine lines held there.
    “I know what you are saying and I believe you’ll follow your
heart. Always follow your heart.” She traced a long line down Alli’s palm and,
smiling, she said, “Your heart will never lie to you.”
    Finn opened the door again. “Heather, you need to get some
rest now. Come on, Alli, my family wants to see you.”
    Alli bent over and gave Heather a small hug.
    “Remember, don’t take any shit from him,” the younger woman
whispered in her ear. Alli laughed and walked out the door with Finn.

Chapter Seven
     
    Finn led Alli back down the stairs and into the great room,
where she was greeted by Gavin Donovan.
    “Hello, Alli, how are you?” Gavin, the youngest Donovan
male, approached her, giving her a hug. She returned his embrace.
    Gavin was shorter than Finn by a few inches. He also had the
bluest eyes Alli had ever seen. They reminded her of a perfect spring morning
when the sky was clear of clouds and the blue went on forever. Tonight, though,
they were hidden behind sunglasses. Gavin had been in an accident two years ago
that killed his fiancée and left him blind.
    While Finn was rugged, handsome Gavin was more the Hollywood
kind of hot. Alli always imagined him being a leading man in a movie. At one
time or another, every girl in town had tried to sink their claws in him.
Unlike his older brothers though, after the accident Gavin had become very shy,
overly private and rumored to be a bit mad. He lived in an old church that had
been converted into living space a bit farther out of town and was a successful
author.
    His books had become extremely popular as the years passed
and a few had even been picked up by movie studios and turned into
blockbusters. The press thought his elusiveness was just an act to add mystique
to himself and his books. Alli knew better.
    Gavin had suffered the night of his accident and continued
to suffer since. Losing the love of his life and his sight might drive a man
over the edge. Gavin was strong. He hadn’t allowed the pain to derail his
writing career. If anything, he’d used it to make his writing more intense,
more powerful.
    She wondered who Fate had decided he would be paired up
with. Finn had said there were three jewels, so that would mean that Sully and
Gavin had to retrieve the other two.
    “We are so glad you could come by this evening,” he