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.

“By the way, your girlfriend cheated on you. So what’s the need

“She might have done wrong.

useless man, she would have still

for your loss,”

sorry,” he said in a cold tone. I

at the fire after that. “Okay, can you

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

the fire, “How did you even

wonder.

about that,” he replied, also staring

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 sight of

down, transforming into smoke and ash. It

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

know why he had to carry

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

that idiot.

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

just be the one coming up with false stories.

letting go of her. The pain right in his eyes clearly showed how she was

so, I stood there, captivated by the simple yet profound act of watching the vase of ashes

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

always 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

me. “Your questions are so weird.”

“And you better give me an

sound immediately, and I shifted back with

“See, even the fire knows you’re

know what? I’m

I know you have no clue

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wanted to disagree, but of course, he was actually right about that. I wasn’t familiar to this place one bit. Why did he have to take me here in

then. Let’s leave,”