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.

two together, but nevermind.” I gave up. “By the way,

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

would have still be here today. We could have fixed our issues.”

for your loss,” I said lowly.

need your sorry,” he said in

can you please tell

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

did the same to the fire, “How did you

wonder.

about that,” he replied, also

with ashes, Mason tossed it into the fire. And as I stood

smoke and ash. It was mesmerizing to witness the

devouring everything in its path. The heat radiated,

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

and he seemed to have loved her so much, even willing to forgive her for what she did with

that idiot.

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

yet. Mason might just

course, Mason was now letting go of her. The pain right in his eyes clearly showed how she

stood there, captivated by the simple yet profound act of

of his eyes. He squatted once again, smiling

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

can you please explain to me, what the squat was all about? Like, were you praying? Is this some kind of religious stuff or

turned to me. “Your questions

retorted. “And you better

made a thunderous sound immediately, and I shifted

laughed at me. “See, even the fire knows

him. “You know what?

with that. We’re deep inside this forest, and I

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right about that. I wasn’t familiar to this place one bit. Why

then. Let’s leave,”