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.

to put two and two together, but nevermind.” I gave up. “By the way,

might have

useless man, she would have still

for your loss,” I said

said in a

that. “Okay, can you please tell me what we’re

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talked about the vase on his hands. “But today, I’m going to finally dump

did the same to the fire, “How

wonder.

don’t have to know about that,” he replied, also staring at the fire.

ashes, Mason tossed it into the fire. And as I stood close to him, I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the sight of it burning,

as the vase broke down, transforming into smoke and ash. It was mesmerizing to witness the destruction

everything in its path. The heat radiated, warming the surroundings as the flames

I was also eager to know why he had to carry out this action in here. And why did he have to bring me

his precious girlfriend, and he seemed to have loved her so much, even willing to forgive her for what she did

that idiot.

this, and he claimed to love Harriet back then. He literally cheated

Mason might just be the one coming up with false stories.

The pain right in

by the simple yet profound

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

said, before rising

what the

me. “Your questions are

“And you better give me an

thunderous sound immediately, and I shifted back with

at me. “See, even the fire knows you’re weird.“

know what? I’m out of

and I know you have no clue

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

Let’s leave,” I told