The Love From Vengeance

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ARIEL’S POV

“Okay, first of all, Luke is not my husband. And secondly, Luke is not a murderer. I don’t think he’s the one who killed your girlfriend.”

“Who told you, he isn’t a murderer?” Mason snapped.

“It is true that Luke did me a lot of terrible things while we were still married, but killing somebody? That doesn’t sound like him one bit.” I stood firm in my words.

“Well you’re wrong. Turns out he was drunk that night.”

“Drunk?” My eyes widened. The only time Luke was drunk, during our marriage, was the night I

divorced him.

“Yes, he was drunk, along with May. She was blowing him and he choked her to death.”

I gave him a skeptical look. “You have got to be kidding me.”

“This is apparently why I want to ruin his life for good.”

“Hold on a minute. If what you’re saying is true, how did you know all of this? Was there someone else who was with them while they carried out their…” I trailed off. There was no need to end that last

sentence.

“She had it on video. And he had the nerve to do that shit right in my house.”

“Your house?” I uttered. “I thought you used to live in Canada.”

“I moved to Canada the next day after that nonsense happened,” Mason told me.

“And when did this happen, exactly?” I asked in curiosity.

“Five years ago,” Mason replied immediately.

“Five years ago?” My face was filled with confusion, and curiosity. “Do you perhaps remember the date?”

“There’s no need for you to start interrogating me,” Mason glared at me.

gave up. “By the way, your girlfriend cheated on you. So

her, okay?” He bawled, and looked down. “She might have done wrong. But I

would have still be here today. We

sorry for your

your sorry,” he said

fire after that. “Okay, can you please tell me what we’re doing here then?”

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his hands. “But today, I’m going to finally dump it in this fire.”

the same to the fire, “How did you even know this place?” I aksed

wonder.

he replied, also

the fire. And as I stood close to him, I

transforming into smoke and ash. It

everything in its path. The heat radiated, warming

sad. But I was also eager to know why he had to carry out this action in here. And why

were the remnants of his precious girlfriend, and he seemed to have loved her so much, even willing to forgive her for what she

that idiot.

to love Harriet back then. He literally cheated on her. So I guess they were

be judging just yet. Mason might just be the one coming up

letting go of her. The pain right in his eyes clearly showed

so, I stood there, captivated by the simple yet profound act of watching the vase of ashes

once again, smiling at the fire, and he lifted both of his hands up in the

you, May,” he said, before rising

can you please explain to me, what the squat was all about? Like, were

“Your

you are so weird,” I retorted. “And you better

thunderous sound immediately, and I

“See, even

him. “You know what? I’m out

forest, and I know you have no

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actually right about that. I wasn’t familiar to this place one bit. Why did he

leave,” I told him.