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 what’s the need for you to

and looked down. “She might have done wrong. But I love her. And if

have still be here today. We could have

sorry for your loss,” I said

he said

fire after that. “Okay, can you please tell me what

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

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

wonder.

don’t have to know about that,” he replied, also staring

stood

into smoke and ash. It was mesmerizing to witness the destruction

The heat radiated, warming the surroundings

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 along? Couldn’t he do this all by

remnants of his precious girlfriend, and he

that idiot.

funny how Luke did this, and he claimed to love Harriet back then. He literally cheated on her.

might just be the one coming up with false

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

so, I stood there, captivated by the simple yet profound

out of his eyes. He squatted once again, smiling at the

said, before

me, what the squat was all about? Like,

turned to me. “Your questions are

“And you better

immediately, and I shifted back with

even the fire knows you’re weird.“

him. “You know what? I’m out of here.”

that. We’re deep inside this forest, and I know you have no clue of

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at him. I 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 take me

Let’s leave,”