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.

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

loved her, okay?” He bawled, and looked down. “She might have done wrong. But I

she would have still

your loss,” I said

he said in a cold tone.

“Okay, can you please tell me what we’re doing here

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for years,” he talked about the vase on his hands. “But today, I’m going to finally dump it in this fire.”

the same to the fire, “How did you

wonder.

have to know about that,” he replied, also staring at

stood close

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

heat radiated, warming

in this 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 did he have

story 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 forgive

that idiot.

Luke did this, and he claimed to love Harriet back then. He literally cheated on her. So I guess they were even.

shouldn’t be judging just yet. Mason might just be the one coming up with false

was now letting go of her. The pain right in his

stood there, captivated by the simple yet profound

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

you, May,” he said, before

that. But can you please explain to me, what the squat was all about? Like, were you

“Your questions are so

you are so weird,” I retorted. “And you better give me an answer to my question.”

and I shifted back with

me. “See, even

“You know what? I’m out of

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

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

leave,”