The Love From Vengeance

99 SHOPPING SPREE

ARIEL’S POV

The voice was very clear to me, and no doubt that it was Mason. He had obviously come to remind me of the deadline. Well, I didn’t forget about that. I needed to be close to Luke, being by his side all times now, if I wanted him to sign those documents.

This used to be what I had pictured in my mind all these years. Revenge, bringing hell back to him just as he did to me. When I submerged in pain, the tears coming out of my eyes like how the rain dropped down. And the feelings were harder than rocks, had me broken like shattered glasses. Thankfully, those days were no more. As I had said, this used to be what I wanted; intense passion for vengeance. Yes, that used to dwell within me. And my heart was really hard after those terrible moments, that no one could break it, nor hurt my feelings, unless you were threatening me with my children. But no one did that in the past years, until Mason came to change everything. But let’s not go further in that.

This was not the Luke I used to know. That version of Luke was baleful, cold- blooded, and he was consistently infuriated with me each second. I noticed the change when I came back to The United States, right here in New Haven. But I concealed those thoughts, never letting them break free.

But now, with all the actions seen, and the millions of words spoken so far. I could see that his change had gotten to a whole new level. It was kind of a good thing, but a bad thing for me, because these feats of his, was deliberately

softening me, and I never wished for that.

“Mason?” I uttered, sort of low, with my phone still pressed against my ear.

“Yes, it’s me, Ariel. How have you been doing?”

I looked around, trying to see if I could catch sight of him, since it was obvious that he was around here, somewhere.

“Don’t start looking, Ariel. Trust me, you’re not going to see me.”

“Why are you calling now?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” He laughed. “I’m just calling to remind you about our plan.”

“Well, you don’t need to remind me. I haven’t forgotten.”

“I never said you’ve forgotten. I just want to make it clear to you, that those ‘feelings of yours, you better terminate them, or keep them somewhere else. We’ve gotten this far, and I don’t want anything ruining this plan.”

“And who told you I have feelings, huh?” I asked, my tone becoming louder.

staring at me, and when I glimpsed at Luke, I discerned how he

standing not too far from

see and know, without the person actually realizing it. And this is clearly your case around here. But you can keep lying to me, deceiving yourself, I don’t care. Just don’t do anything

Now can you please give me a

that galling laugh. “If I do, you might just let your feelings get the best of you. So I need to keep reminding you, that your children’s lives are on the

about anything. I’ll get those documents signed within

he said,

sigh after that, and my eyes met those of Luke’s. How

go now?” Abigail held my hand, looking up at me.

underneath my breath, with a smile. “We

She exclaimed, and traipsed forward, dragging me along. We walked past Luke, and he treaded

believe you guys took me here!” Abigail brought out loudly, scanning everywhere, in

of Luke’s idea. This had to be the greatest shopping mall in New Haven, with the clothes being surpassingly expensive. This was even my first time visiting this place. And I have to say, it’s

the vast, glittering space, filled with high–end stores and luxurious decorations. The ceiling soared above us, adorned with golden glow. Everywhere was

to be a usual location for Harriet when she and Luke were still a thing. It’s so sad they were

big! I’ve never been to a mall like

her voice was

“We thought you might like to see all the beautiful things in the mall. Well, I was the one who came up

him. “You

ignored my comment. “Come on, Abi. Take a look at everything in this mall. You can have anything you want. You’re going to feel like

opened her mouth widely, as her eyes darted from one glamorous

face could show how

front of a window display, showcasing a stunning array of princess dresses. “Look at these dresses, they’re so pretty. Can we go

“Of course, Abi. Let’s get a

could see how Abigail’s eyes were sparkled with excitement at the sight of the elegant gowns. She softly ran her fingers over the

I could try one,”

“Would you like to try one on, sweetie?”