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.

nevermind.” I gave up. “By the way, your girlfriend cheated on you. So what’s the need for

bawled, and looked down. “She might have done wrong.

have still be here

see, sorry for your loss,” I said lowly.

your sorry,” he said in a cold tone. I shrugged.

after that. “Okay, can you

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

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

wonder.

have to know about that,” he replied, also staring at

the fire. And as I stood close to

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

path. The heat radiated, warming the surroundings

know why he had to carry out this action in here. And why did he have to bring me along? Couldn’t he do this

his precious girlfriend, and he seemed to

that idiot.

love Harriet back then. He literally cheated

yet. Mason might just be the one coming

of her. The pain right in his eyes

yet profound act of

to laugh, but tears also came out of his eyes. He squatted once again, smiling at the fire, and

before rising to his feet once

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

turned to me. “Your questions are so

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

immediately, and I shifted back with all possible haste.

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

him. “You know what?

and I know you have no

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wanted to disagree, but of course, he was actually right about that. I wasn’t familiar to this place one bit. Why did he have to

leave,” I told him.