The Love From Vengeance

36 ON MY BED

ARIEL’S POV

“Why are you here? It would be best for you to return to where you came from.” I attempted to shut the door on Laike, but he easily overpowered me. My strength was no match for his.

“Why the sudden pursuit now?” He chuckled. “I only came to pay my wife a visit.” His tone dripped with mockery.

“Let’s not jump to conclusions, sir. 1 am not your wife,” 1 retorted quickly. “Please refrain from addressing me like that.”

“Why not? We’ll be married soon.” Luke’s smirk widened. “It’s time to start preparing yourself, don’t you think? Tomorrow will be a monumental day for you. Apparently, one of the best in your life.”

“And who in the world said we’ll be getting married tomorrow?” I blurted out, taken aback by his sudden announcement.

He let out a mocking sigh and clasped his hands together. “My grandfather is insistent on having the wedding as soon as possible.”

I raised an eyebrow in disbelief. “But still, tomorrow? Are you out of your mind?”

Luke chuckled softly. “I don’t see anything wrong with that.” He shifted his face closer. “And besides, I’m pretty sure you hunger for this.”

I met his gaze, feeling his warm breath on my face. “And who gave you that impression?” I whispered, slowly getting lost in his eyes.

He grinned mischievously. “No one, but it’s written all over your face.” He brushed a stray hair from my face, causing my heart to flutter.

My body wanted to dance to this, and my heart wanted to pound like never before. I was about to be lost in this moment, with an imagination of total bliss. But then I snapped out of it.

“Don’t touch me!” I pulled away, snapping out of my daydream.

Luke couldn’t hold back a laugh. “Why would I want to? You’re not worth it.”

I rolled my eyes, annoyed by his words. “Then what were you doing?”

“I was just shooing away a pesky fly from your grimy hair.” He shook an insect off his hand and it landed on the ground. “Seems like they’re drawn to you.”

My eyes narrowed down to the little fly on the ground. How in the world did that thing get in my hair?

“Come on now, Ariel. Don’t be surprised that fly pop out of your hair.” Luke gave me a sardonic smile. “You know it’s quite clear that you’re an absolute mess. Ju nothing life.”

“Seriously Luke? Did you come here just to lay insults at me?”

let me come in.

like your good for

isn’t the food

from inside the

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someone right

the house. “Yeah,

hand. “What did hell is wrong with you?”

of silly question is that? I was

“Not now.”

“When then?” Luke smirked.

a moment. “I don’t know, but

“Okay then, I’ll see you tomorrow. You can start

really distressing. But it should be the other way round, because I was one who was planning to take revenge. Going

rolled my eyes. “You can get

he said, with a

he burst into his

the hate was way bigger, ten times stronger than the other feeling. I was

LUKE’S POV

home, I went straight to my room. I needed to take a nice, cool, refreshing shower. The day was stressful, all thanks to Ariel. Why in the

was shocked to see Harriet, lying on my bed. She was

as

who let you in?” Curiosity

that, baby,” she continued with her soft

that. I already ended things with you,”

nigher to me. When she got really close, she wrapped her

only intensified, along with my confusion. “Don’t start acting crazy now, You

Harriet.

you like this.” Her smile widened. “If you didn’t, you would

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immediately.”

her slow movements, and wanted to touch my face. But I stopped her. I seized her hand. And while she just gave me the salted expression, I threw

ARIEL’S POV

it on different plates, right on a tray, and I made my way to the dinning table. I arrived the plates of