The Love From Vengeance

wasn’t friendly.

“I think you know the reason why I’ve come here,” he said in a solemn tone.

2 PLANS

ARIEL’S POV

by are you staring at me like that, huh?” Mason questioned, his tone still snarky along with

“Can you please let go of me?” I uttered as he was squeezing my arm, and it hurt like hell.

“Your wish is my command,” he mockingly replied, and he shoved me backwards. I almost fell, but I managed to keep my balance.

Mason moved closer. “I came to tell you a few things. There have been some changes in my plans.”

“What do you mean by that?” I asked in a hushed tone.

Still wearing his mordant smirk, he began to walk around me in circles. “As you can see, we’re no longer going with the first plan. I’ve thought about it and realized that I need to go to extremes to succeed in this mission. Well, we need to go extreme.”

“I still don’t understand,” I said, giving him a puzzled look.

He stopped walking in circles. “Here’s the thing. You’re not going to do all that business stuff with Luke anymore. You are going to marry him.”

His words shocked me. “Wait a minute, you want me to marry Luke?”

“Yes, it won’t be too difficult, will it?”

“Look, there’s no way I’m doing that. I’d rather stick to the first plan.”

“Too bad.” He snapped his fingers and calmly said, “It’s already been canceled.” He wrapped his arm around my neck. “We’ll be following the new plan, and you’ll have to marry Luke first

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before we can proceed.”

I removed his hands from me. “Luke is my ex–husband.”

think i don’t know that?”

else to help

simply chuckled. “You know what I can do, right?”

glared at him. “Look, why don’t we just stick to the first

we’re still going to bring it down,” Mason admitted. “But if we want to do that, someone will have to be by

to say this, mister, but I can’t.” I stood firm in my

you rather let your little babies die?” Mason leaned closer, wearing a malevolent smirk. “Just imagine

dare think

face back. “And if you refuse to do as I say, I’ll have no other option but to follow through

thought you loved

is, I love revenge more than anything else. And you’re going to help me execute my revenge. Refuse to do so, and you’ll

he had put me in this difficult situation. Why did he have to tell me to marry Luke?

challenging. You hate Luke and want to get revenge for the hurtful

1.”

we would work

here. You’ll get married to him, and then we

“How?”

ask questions,” he replied curtly. “Just do as I

so heartless?” I

were married to that

stairs, he stopped, turned around, and asked, “Is there any room available for

I answered,

He smirked, gesturing

a long sigh and slowly walked

the only one who placed myself in this

became so influential, I thought I had it all. I wanted revenge, so I had to team up with Mason, not

LUKE’S POV

“Good morning, Luke.”

my eyes only to find myself lying on the floor. I had fallen asleep after consuming

well.

love me, didn’t she? She told me countless times that I