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.

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

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

have still be here today. We

sorry for your loss,” I

sorry,” he said in a cold

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

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his

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

wonder.

he replied, also

the vase filled with ashes, Mason tossed it into the fire. And as I stood close to him, I couldn’t tear my

down, transforming into smoke and ash. It was

in its path. The heat

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

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

that idiot.

did this, and he claimed to love Harriet back

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

letting go of her. The pain right

so, I stood there, captivated by the simple yet profound act of watching the

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

he said, before

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

“Your questions are so weird.”

you better

and I shifted back

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

him. “You know what? I’m out

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

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of course, he was actually right about that. I wasn’t familiar to this place one bit. Why did he have to take me here in the first place?

Let’s leave,” I told