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.

just trying to put two and two together, but nevermind.” I gave up. “By the way, your girlfriend cheated on you. So what’s the need for you

down. “She might have done wrong. But I love her.

she would have still be here today. We could

see, sorry for your

don’t need your sorry,” he said in a cold tone. I

at the fire after that. “Okay, can you

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

vase, and did the same to the fire,

wonder.

know about that,” he replied, also staring

fire. And as I stood close to

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

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

state, left me kind of sad. But I was also eager to know why he had to carry out this action

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

that idiot.

did this, and he claimed to love Harriet back then. He literally cheated on her. So I

I shouldn’t be judging just yet. Mason might just be the one coming

pain right in his eyes clearly showed

yet profound act of watching

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

love you, May,” he said, before rising to his feet once

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

me. “Your questions are so

retorted. “And you

a thunderous sound immediately, and I shifted back with

me. “See, even the fire knows

glared at him. “You know what? I’m out

I

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wasn’t familiar to this place one bit. Why did he have to take

then. Let’s leave,” I