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

to help you carry out this silly plan of

simply chuckled. “You know what I

stick to the first plan? I’ll bring Luke’s

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

can’t.” I stood firm in my disagreement. “I’d rather die

you rather let your little babies die?” Mason leaned closer, wearing a malevolent smirk. “Just imagine the headlines: two little children brutally stabbed

dare think about it.” My anger

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

thought you

“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 your children’s funeral. So, it’s your choice, miss,

didn’t reply; I just 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

response yet?” Mason chuckled. “I don’t even understand why you find this situation so challenging. You hate Luke and want to get revenge for the hurtful

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we agreed that we would work together

You’ll get married to him, and then we

“How?”

replied curtly. “Just do as I

so

just life,” Mason replied with a shrug. “Being good only brings pain, just like when you were married to that

and when he reached the stairs, he stopped, turned around,

I answered, feeling

the way?” He smirked, gesturing

long sigh and slowly

you’ll just get struck hard. I was the only

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

LUKE’S POV

“Good morning, Luke.”

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

well.

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