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.

to put two and two together, but nevermind.” I gave up. “By the way, your girlfriend cheated on you. So

“She might have done wrong. But I love

wasn’t for that useless man, she would have still be here today. We could have fixed

see, sorry for your loss,” I said

your sorry,” he said in a

looked at the fire after that. “Okay, can you please tell me what we’re doing here then?”

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

fire, “How did

wonder.

to know about that,” he replied,

the fire. And as I stood close to him, I couldn’t

danced and flickered as the vase broke down, transforming into smoke and ash. It was mesmerizing to witness the destruction unfolding before

The heat radiated, warming the surroundings as the flames reached

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 himself?

ashes were the remnants of his precious girlfriend, and he seemed to have loved her so much, even willing to forgive her for

that idiot.

back then. He literally cheated on her. So I guess they

judging just yet. Mason might just be the

pain right in

captivated by the simple yet profound act of watching the vase of ashes burn.

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

before rising to his

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

turned to me. “Your

I retorted. “And you

made a thunderous sound immediately, and I shifted back

even the fire knows you’re weird.“

know what? I’m out of here.”

this forest, and I know you have no clue of how

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

leave,”