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

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 a stranger, and you’re following the words of that person? Come on, Ariel,

me

just trying to make things clear to you,” I defended. “You need to listen

I couldn’t

the story. I tried saving your son; I wasn’t the one who killed him.”

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a murderer. No one would want to admit that they had

now?

glare aggrandized. “After what I told you, you went ahead to kill

and then she cleaned her eyes. Why did you do it, Luke?” She questioned me underneath her

Of all the things I’ve been through,

me a hard slap. Second time she

that take away your pain? If so, then go on; keep hitting me. I genuinely have no idea what has gotten into your head.

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 was just stare into her eyes, hoping for her

believe you?” She asked me in a soft

you love me. Remember, you told me

“When?”

me something like that. But if you don’t love me, then why

But you just need to

words cut through me like a knife. I couldn’t believe that she still didn’t believe me. I watched. as she began to walk away, her head held high with determination. I wanted to go after her to try and make her understand, but I knew it would be useless. She had made up her mind, and nothing I

did would change that.

she walked away, I couldn’t help 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 with anything terrible. I wanted things to be great between us; I didn’t want hatred or any kind

she walked away to get Luke with tears in her eyes, a group of policemen showed up, asking me if everything