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.

of them. We need to hurry,” Mason said as

the basement, and I could hear my children’s screams and cries.

I reached the basement, and I saw my children tied up to chairs, their mouths covered with tape. I ran to them and

Janice cried, hugging

now,” I said, tears still streaming down my

and I felt a sense

Mason,” Janice said, looking at him with

said, nodding his

for everything you’ve been through,” Mason apologized,

THAT

genuinely remorseful.

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Mason. We forgive you,” Janice said, surprising me with

need to get out of here before anyone finds

moment.

our way to my car.

my children,” I said, looking at him with tears in my

could help,” he said, giving me a small

children home, and we all sat in the living room, exhausted and emotional. I couldn’t believe we made it out alive.

Uncle Mason take us?”

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

heavily. The cold wind blew, and the thunder unfolded. I had been so worried that I started imagining things. Mason is helping

what to do right now. I could only hope that Mason would do nothing for my children. And after what I told Luke, I didn’t think we would be getting back together again. But to hell with

LUKE’S POV

a statue, and all I could think about was 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

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 been

Ethan advanced towards me. That was how he addressed me. “What’s going on? Why are you standing like that? What are you thinking about?”

fragile smile. I was also this innocent when I was young, like him. Too bad things changed, and I became the bad guy. The one with so many sins

NOT THAT