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.

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

“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

he said

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

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

and did the same to the fire, “How did you even know this

wonder.

he replied, also staring

as I stood close

into smoke and ash. It was mesmerizing to witness the destruction

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

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

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

that idiot.

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

Mason might just be the one coming up with

of her. The pain right in his eyes clearly showed how she was surpassingly significant.

by the simple yet profound act of watching the vase of ashes

of his eyes. He squatted once again, smiling at the fire, and he lifted

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

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

me. “Your questions

“And you better give me

sound immediately, and I shifted back with

“See, even the fire knows you’re

him. “You know what?

that. We’re deep inside this forest, and I know you have no clue of how to get

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at him. I wanted to disagree, but of course, he was actually right about that. I wasn’t familiar to this place one bit.

then. Let’s leave,” I told