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I double-tapped et in the chest, and he dropped to the carpet without a sound I trained un on the second esture, and started backing away

"Hello, Finn," I said in ato see me here, were you?"

Finnegan Lane, my foster brother, looked at me, a clear plea in his eyes "You don't have to do this You've proven your point by icing Owen there already This whole thing was your lover's brilliant idea, not mine Don't blame me for his mistakes "

I gestured with the gun at Owen's prone fors In fact, I distinctly recall you being the mouthpiece behind this whole situation You were the one who kept pushing and pushing ht, I finally push back "

When he realized I couldn't be reasoned with, Finn decided to try another tactic - bribery "I'll pay you whatever you want to put the gun down and walk away, you know that "

"I do know that " A cold, cruel s away is not nearly as much fun as this is You know that as well as I do "

"No, please, don't - "

I pulled the trigger twice, cutting off his protests, and Finn joined my lover on the floor

Chapter 2

Silence

Then Finn let out a loud, unhappy sigh and climbed to his feet

"Really, Gin, did you have to ruin inal "

He stared down at the bright red paint splattered across the black fabric of his suit jacket and gray shirt Then Finn raised his head and glared at ht in his ruddy face I didn't bother pointing out that the paint had also splashed onto his face and up into his walnut-colored locks He was just as obsessive about his hair as he was about his suits, and it just wouldn't do for Finnegan Lane to ever look anything less than perfect

"I agree with Finn," Owen rumbled and sat up "I didn't think our little experiet quite so messy "

Owen Grayson got to his feet, his chest covered in just as much red paint as Finn's was Still, despite his ruined suit, my eyes traced over him, fro, ed appeal or the way he had ofme feel like I was one of the most important people in the world to him