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.

up. “By the way, your girlfriend cheated on you. So

okay?” He bawled, and looked down. “She might have done

that useless man, she would have still be

your loss,” I

he said in a cold tone. I shrugged.

looked at the fire after that. “Okay, can you please tell me what we’re

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

the fire, “How did you even know this

wonder.

don’t have to know about that,” he replied, also staring at

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

broke down, transforming into smoke and ash. It was mesmerizing to witness

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

he had to carry out this action

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

that idiot.

how Luke did this, and he claimed to love Harriet back then. He literally cheated on her. So

just be

go of her. The pain right

by the simple yet

out of his eyes. He squatted once again, smiling at the fire,

you, May,” he said, before rising

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

turned to me. “Your questions are so weird.”

I retorted. “And you better give me an answer to

and I shifted back with

at me. “See, even the fire knows

him. “You know what? I’m out of here.”

deep inside this forest, and I know you

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

Let’s leave,” I