The Love From Vengeance

182: I couldn’t

LUKE’S POV

Ariel kept on talking, and I did nothing but watch her. Yes, she was in so much pain, but now she was talking absolute nonsense. I had no idea what had entered her mind, but believe me, this was absolutely not to my liking. Yes, I felt sorry for her. But this needed to stop. I was just as hurt as she was. Well, not actually; the pain inside her was really intense, and I totally understood that. I had been in such a situation before.

“Okay, Ariel, can you please calm down? I might be quiet right now, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to let you keep on accusing me.”

“Oh, I’m just talking nonsense right now, huh? You’re going to deny this, won’t you?”

“Deny? Why would I even do that when I wasn’t the one responsible for your son’s death?”

“Shut up! I was told everything, including how you shot him. How you mercilessly took his life.”

“And you believed that?” I vocalized clamorously. “Where’s the evidence? Someone just told you sh 1, and you believed that?”

“Do I have a choice? It’s not actually surprising. I know how brutal you can be. And honestly, I didn’t even want to believe that, thinking Lukel was alive and safe. I’m in your arms. But now that you came out, he was dead–a bullet right in his head. What do you want me to believe?” Ariel cried, shaking her head. I felt so sorry for her.

“Look, Ariel. You’re getting things all wrong.” I spoke softly as I was about to touch her shoulder. Well, she shoved my fingers away. It hurt, and trust me, I didn’t like that. But what could I do?

“Don’t you dare try to touch me. I’m not wrong around here.”

“Can you please let me speak?”

“What do you want to say?”

I tried really hard to put up with this. “Just let me speak, please?”

start coming up with lies?”

can’t still. believe that you’re telling me all this nonsense. Blaming me for your son’s death and accusing me of shooting him. You weren’t even in the building with us. You didn’t see the things that happened. You didn’t see the things I did, nor did you hear the words I said. You just met

me now?”

not. I’m just trying to make things clear to you,” I defended. “You need to listen to my

I couldn’t

son; I wasn’t the one who killed him.”

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that they had done wrong. They’d always want to come up with different lies,

saying now? That

I told you, you went ahead to

then she cleaned her eyes. Why

did nothing, Ariel Of all the things I’ve been through, arguments and all

guard, giving me a hard slap. Second time

have no idea what has gotten into your head. But trust me, I didn’t do anything. I’m not the one responsible for your son’s death. Believe me when I

me in the eyes, both of us not saying anything, and it was as if we were the only people present at the moment, like we were the only souls in the world. We were both silent; I didn’t know if Ariel had gotten a change of mind or if the negative thinking was still there. All I could do

I believe you?” She asked me in a soft tone, not taking her eyes off mine.

love me. Remember, you told me

“When?”

did tell me something like that. But if you don’t love me, then why did you refuse to go on with your

you just need to know, and

began to walk away, her head held high with determination. I wanted to go after her to try and make her understand, but

would change that.

but feel sorry this pain was washing over me. She was really serious about her words, but I didn’t want her to follow through

up, asking me if everything Ariel had said was true. Their sudden appearance surprised me, but I knew I had