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 know

to help

“You know what

the first plan? I’ll bring Luke’s company down before you

that, someone will have to be by his side, really close

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

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

you even dare think

back. “And if you refuse to do as I say, I’ll have no other

you

else. And you’re going to help me execute my revenge. Refuse to do so, and you’ll find yourself attending your children’s funeral. So, it’s your choice, miss, are

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

“I don’t even understand why you find this situation so challenging. You hate Luke and want to get revenge for the

1.”

why we agreed that we would work together to ensure he goes

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

“How?”

ask questions,” he replied curtly.

so heartless?” I

but that’s just life,” Mason replied with a shrug. “Being good only brings pain, just like when you were married to that scumbag.” He yawned, stretching his arms. “I need to get. some sleep. We’ll continue

and when he reached the stairs, he stopped, turned

answered, feeling

He smirked, gesturing towards

sigh and slowly walked

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

had it all. I wanted revenge, so I had to team up with Mason, not knowing about his

LUKE’S POV

“Good morning, Luke.”

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

well.

night 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