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, your girlfriend cheated on you. So what’s the

might have done

still be

your

your sorry,” he said in a cold tone.

that. “Okay, can you please tell me what we’re doing here then?”

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he talked about the vase on his hands.

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

wonder.

he replied, also

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

danced and flickered as the vase broke down, transforming into smoke and ash. It was

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

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

of his precious girlfriend, and he seemed to have loved her so much, even willing to forgive her for what she did

that idiot.

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

Mason might just be the one coming

letting go of her. The pain right in his

simple yet profound act of watching

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

always love you, May,” he said, before rising

of sad, no doubt about that. But can you please explain to me, what the squat was all about? Like,

me. “Your questions are so

I retorted. “And you better give me an

made a thunderous sound immediately, and I shifted back with all possible

“See, even the fire knows you’re

“You know what? I’m out of here.”

deep inside this forest, and I know you have

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wasn’t familiar to this place one bit. Why did he have to take me here in the first

Let’s leave,”