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.”

don’t

him. Find someone else to help you carry out this

what I can do, right?”

the first plan? I’ll bring Luke’s company

“But if we want to do that, someone will have

I stood firm in my disagreement. “I’d rather die than become Luke’s

leaned closer, wearing a malevolent smirk. “Just imagine the headlines: two little children

you even dare think

his face back. “And if you refuse to do as I say,

you loved those

get me wrong, sweetheart, I 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 yourself attending

continued to glare at him. He knew how much I loved my children, so he had put me in this difficult situation. Why did he have to tell me to marry Luke? Oh gosh, I don’t even

you find this situation so challenging. You hate Luke and want to get

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would work together to

You’ll get married to him, and then we can proceed with our plan.”

“How?”

questions,” he replied curtly. “Just

so

like when you were married to that scumbag.” He yawned, stretching his arms. “I need to

stopped, turned around, and asked, “Is

I answered,

way?” He smirked, gesturing

let out a long sigh and slowly walked in

get 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 has brought

with Mason, not knowing about his other intentions. This

LUKE’S POV

“Good morning, Luke.”

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

well.

that I had to take too much alcohol. And I couldn’t believe Harriet would do such a thing. She claimed to love me, didn’t she? She told me countless times that I was the only one in her heart and no one else. So why did she have to