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.

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

okay?” He bawled, and looked down. “She might have

would have still be

for your loss,” I said lowly.

he said in

looked at the fire after that. “Okay, can you please tell me what we’re doing here

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vase on his hands. “But today, I’m going to

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

wonder.

about that,” he replied, also staring

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

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

consumed the remains, devouring everything in its path. The heat radiated, warming the surroundings as the flames reached higher and higher.

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

within those ashes were the remnants of his precious girlfriend, and he seemed to have loved

that idiot.

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

yet. Mason might just be the

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

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

but tears also came out of his eyes. He squatted once again, smiling

you, May,” he said, before

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

to me. “Your questions are so

you are so weird,” I retorted. “And you better give me an answer to my

fire made a thunderous sound immediately, and I shifted

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

at him. “You know

and I

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about that. I wasn’t familiar to this place one

then. Let’s leave,” I told him.