Save Her Lose Us (Evangeline and Soren) novel Chapter 399

“Otherwise,” Leo added, “I wouldn’t have risked bringing you here.” After all, Theresa had chosen this secluded place precisely because it was isolated, a place where her enemies would never find her.

Finn offered a faint smile. “And you weren’t afraid we might be those enemies she mentioned?”

Leo stiffened, his eyes instantly wary. “Are you?”

“Of course not,” Finn said smoothly. “In fact, Theresa is practically my brother’s wife.”

The tension in Leo’s shoulders eased. But his guard went up again as he turned to Soren. “And you? Who are you?”

Soren froze. Before he could answer, Evangeline and Theresa, having finally composed themselves, called out to them.

“Finn!” Evangeline waved, beckoning them over.

Theresa’s expression was back to normal, except for the slight redness around her eyes. She showed no signs of fear or anxiety. Seeing this, Leo figured Soren wasn't a threat and led them toward the house.

Their clothes were thin, tattered, and filthy. Leo took the men to find clean clothes while Theresa led Evangeline into a room to treat her knee. Fortunately, the wound wasn’t deep, just a nasty scrape. After disinfecting and bandaging it, the worst was over.

Theresa then pulled clean, warm clothes from a wardrobe for her. “This thin dress… I don’t know how you survived the last few days.” She looked at the flimsy fabric, the only real layer being the jacket—Finn’s jacket—that Evangeline wore. Thinking of the drastic temperature drops at night, Theresa’s eyes welled up again.

Evangeline had also thought she wouldn’t make it. But Finn had been there. He’d built fires, and when it got too cold, he’d held her close, their shared body heat the only thing keeping the chill at bay. Now she realized that if she had fallen from that cliff alone, she would have frozen to death, if the fall itself hadn’t killed her.

She found herself recounting the entire ordeal to Theresa.

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