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

down. “She might have done wrong.

would have still be here

for your loss,” I said

don’t need your sorry,” he said in

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

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years,” he talked about the vase on his hands. “But today, I’m

to the fire, “How did

wonder.

to know about that,” he replied, also

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

and ash. It was mesmerizing to witness the destruction unfolding before me.

fire consumed the remains, devouring everything in its path. The heat radiated,

was also eager to know why he had to carry out this

he

that idiot.

to love Harriet back then. He literally cheated on her. So I guess

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

now letting go of her. The pain right

the simple yet profound act of watching the vase of

squatted once again, smiling at the fire, and he lifted both of his hands up in the air.

he said, before rising to his

sad, no doubt about that. But can you please explain to me, what the squat

to me. “Your questions are so

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

made a thunderous sound immediately, and I shifted

“See, even the fire knows

him. “You know what? I’m out of

inside this forest, and I know

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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

leave,” I told him.