The Love From Vengeance

176 NOT THAT BAD?

ARIEL’S DOV

I sat in my car, completely lost and devastated. My children were in danger, and I didn’t know what to

1. do.

Suddenly, my phone rang, and I answered without even looking at the caller ID

“Ariel, it’s me,” a familiar voice spoke on the other end.

“Mason, what do you want now?” I asked, trying to keep my voice steady.

“I can’t let you go through with this alone. I’ll help you save your children,” he said, surprising me

“What? Why would you do that? I thought you were the one behind all of this”

“I was, but I’ve had a change of heart. I can’t let innocent children suffer because of my revenge against your husband.”

“I don’t know if I can trust you,” I said, feeling conflicted.

“I understand, but you don’t have much time. We need to act fast. I’ll text you the location of where they are being held. Meet me there in an hour,” Mason said before hanging up.

I sat in my car, contemplating whether I should trust Mason or not. But I didn’t have any other

choice. I quickly drove to the location he had sent me, my heart racing with fear and hope.

As I arrived, I saw Mason standing outside a rundown building, his expression serious. I got out of my car and ran to him.

“Where are they?” I asked, not wasting any time.

There are two guards, but I’ve taken care of them. We need to hurry,”

made our way to the basement, and I could hear my children’s screams and cries. I felt my

up to chairs, their mouths covered with tape. I

hugging me tightly.

I’m here now,” I said, tears still streaming down my

me as well, and I felt a sense of relief wash

Mason,” Janice said, looking at him with grateful eyes.

thank you,” Lukel said, nodding

everything you’ve

THAT

genuinely remorseful.

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forgive you,” Janice

need to get out of here before anyone finds us,” Mason said, snapping us out of our emotional

moment.

the building, and we quickly made our way to my car. I hugged my

you for saving my children,” I said, looking at him with

I could help,” he said, giving me a small

home, and we all sat in the living room, exhausted and emotional. I couldn’t believe

Mason take us?” Lukel asked,

let’s just be grateful that we’re all together and safe,” I said,

still in my car, and the rain. continued to fall heavily. The cold wind blew, and the thunder unfolded. I had been so worried that I started imagining things.

I don’t even know what to do right now. I could only hope that Mason would do nothing for my children. And after what I told Luke,

LUKE’S POV

what Ariel had brought out to me. Her words stabbed me in the heart and went hard, like a blade sinking in. I thought the recent moments I spent with her were just… I didn’t even know the words to use. But I thought we had finally sorted

the terrible things that I did to her. Those memories kept haunting me, and I wished to have never carried out any of those actions. But the deeds had already been done, the history had already

addressed me. “What’s going on? Why

like him. Too bad things changed, and I became the bad guy. The one with so

NOT THAT BATH