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.

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

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

man, she would have still

your loss,” I said lowly.

said

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

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

glanced at the vase, and did the same to the fire, “How did you even know this place?” I

wonder.

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

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

into smoke and ash. It was

in its path. The heat radiated, warming the surroundings

carry out this action in here. And why did he have to bring me along? Couldn’t he do this all by

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

that idiot.

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

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

was now letting go of her. The pain right

the simple yet profound

once again, smiling at the fire, and he lifted

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

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

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

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

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

laughed at me. “See, even the fire knows

know what? I’m out of here.”

deep inside this forest, and I know you have no clue of how to get

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but of course, he was actually right about that. I wasn’t familiar to this

leave,” I told him.