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?”

someone else to help you carry out this silly plan of

chuckled. “You know what

we just stick to the first plan?

someone will have to be by his side, really close to him.” Mason then looked at me. “And

this, mister, but I can’t.” I stood firm in my disagreement. “I’d rather die than

a malevolent smirk. “Just imagine the headlines: two little children

dare think about it.” My

I’m already thinking about it.” He slowly pulled his face back. “And if you refuse to do

you loved those

do.” Mason placed his hands on his chest. “But the truth 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 find

put me in this difficult situation.

situation so challenging. You hate Luke and want to

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that we would work together to ensure he

that’s precisely what we’re doing here. You’ll get married to him, and then

“How?”

curtly. “Just do as I

you so heartless?”

brings pain, just like when you were married to that

when he reached the stairs, he stopped, turned

answered,

He smirked,

long sigh and slowly walked in

struck hard. I was the only one who placed myself in this goddamn situation. Revenge, revenge, revenge–just take a look at what that word

up with Mason, not knowing about his other intentions. This came as a big blow to me, and it had me

LUKE’S POV

“Good morning, Luke.”

had fallen asleep after consuming too much alcohol last night. Riley was sitting nearby. With my

well.

I couldn’t believe Harriet would do such a thing. She claimed to love me, didn’t she? She told