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worked the family’s ranch while Gavin took a job in the coal mines. Being a paranormal with superhuman strength benefitted him when it came to ranch work. He could do the job of ten men, so it didn’t bother him when Gavin chose to try something different with his life. There was money to be made in mining, and Finn wanted his brother to be happy.
    Remembering when his brother died always sent a sharp pain through Finn’s heart, like a hot knife cutting through butter. Gavin had gone to work just like any other day, only that day he didn’t come home. There was a cave-in, and all twenty men on his brother’s crew perished.
    Gavin’s loss was felt throughout the whole family. His brother’s wife couldn’t overcome her grief and took her own life. In a letter she wrote that she couldn’t go on without Gavin and that she was sorry.
    Finn’s parents didn’t take it any better. They became closed off and never wanted Finn to leave the ranch for fear he would die, too.
    At the time, Finn didn’t know the extent of his paranormal capabilities and did as they wished. It’s never easy to lose a child at
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    any age, and Finn didn’t want to add to the anguish they already were suffering.
    He chose to keep his sorrow to himself. There was no need to burden others with his sadness. Gavin was Finn’s best friend and the only other person who knew his secrets. A piece of his soul died along with Gavin that day.
    After his parents passed, Finn took off to travel the country. It wasn’t long before he met Ben and the other Warriors of the Light.
    They took him in and explained to him the ways of their kind. He felt an abundance of relief when he found the warriors. They filled the hole left by his brother and answered the questions that plagued his mind.
    “Finn, are you okay?” Logan asked.
    Finn felt warm fingers wrap around his hand. He looked down to see Logan had a hold of his hand. Lifting his head to meet his mate’s questioning stare, he saw concern in the creases marring Logan’s face.
    “I’m sorry.” He shook his head to clear his thoughts. “I just spaced out there for a minute. Sorry.”
    “Don’t apologize. It looked like you were lost in your memories.
    Is everything all right?” Logan rubbed his thumb back and forth over Finn’s knuckles.
    “Yes, I’m fine. Just thinking about the past is always a little saddening. My family died years ago, and I just miss them. I always forget just how much until I start to talk or think about them.” It was the truth. Even after more than a hundred years, it felt like only yesterday that he’d seen them last.
    “Well they were your family. You shouldn’t let the fact that you care upset you.” Logan gave him a gentle smile. “At least you knew your family.”
    That caught Finn’s attention. “Do you not have any family, Logan?”
     
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    Finn felt a little guilty turning the tables on Logan, but he would rather learn more about his mate than discuss his past. Because the more they delved into Finn’s early years, the sooner he would have to explain that he wasn’t technically human anymore.
    “I did, my mom and dad. But they died in a car accident when I was a small child.” Logan pulled his hand back and took a drink of his coffee. He set the cup down. “I didn’t have any other known family members, so I grew up in a foster home.”
    “Ah hell, honey.” Finn had heard about the foster care system and group homes, and the majority of it was horror stories. He didn’t want to think his mate had suffered a terrible childhood.
    Logan lifted his head to look at Finn. “Actually it wasn’t that bad.
    I lived with this older couple who couldn’t have kids of their own.”
    Logan gave him a small smile. “They really loved me, and I loved them.”
    “But?” Finn could sense there was more to the story.
    “Like I said, they were older, and my foster father died of a stroke when I was twelve. As it was, he was