222: OPENED EYES, IN THE DARK
LUKE’S POV
Feeling someone’s fingers on my shoulder, I turned around. I didn’t even get to see whose face it was because I was immediately slammed in the face, and only God knows what. Everywhere turned black.
The world’s best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or touched. They must be felt with the
heart. Helen Keller.
ARIEL’S POV
“You were lucky my men didn’t kill you. Those guys were fools to not get the job done,” Mason
vocalized.
“You bastard. Do you think you can get rid of me? Just wait till I make you bleed, till I torture you. Talk, I will make you pay for everything you did.”
Mason chuckled. “I can’t wait. This is going to be like a Netflix movie, right?”
“You think I’m joking with you?”
“Nah, I just don’t consider what you’re saying to be serious. One thing I had to find out about you is that you’re simply a person of words, not actions. I remember you saying you’d get Luke to sign those divorce papers. What happened? You did nothing.”
I chuckled. “Have you ever wondered what happened to your friend?”
“Who is that? Which friend are you talking about?”
“Harriet,” I replied.
“Harriet? What have you done to her?”
“Let’s just say I put her in her place. You’ll join soon.”
“I wish. I mean, come on, you can kill Harriet if you want; that’s none of my business. Just don’t come doing shit, alright?”
pushed him back before waking up. I stood close to the
help to you?” One of the servers greeted me with a
give me a drink, please.”
you say,
before waking up. It took some minutes before he returned with a glass of water and handed
you,” was what I told him.
the way, my name
IN THE
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but… okay.” I took a sip of
do you want anything else?” He asked, his palms fixed together. I shook my head and told him to ensure
beautiful,” George said
flirting with me.
the guests?”
from me.
a break for a little while,”
raised an eyebrow. “Isn’t that
chuckled. “I’ll make an exception for
couldn’t help but smile at his persistence. He was cute, I had to admit, but hell
George. I appreciate the attention, but I’m not here
don’t want to chat with me because
raised an eyebrow. “That’s what you’re thinking?”
nevermind, I get it. Well, if
continued to scan the room. I saw Mason across the room, laughing and chatting with some guests. I had no idea the scumbag could relate to people like that. I continued to watch him, glaring. His eyes
off him, looking around at the magnificent hall, everyone looking absolutely stunning in different designs. I was trying to see if I could spot Laura anywhere,
quite a while since I saw his face. Now, here we
his hands fixed in his pockets. “So tell me, where have
“Far from here.”
But why did you leave like that? Or is there some explanation for this? Did someone try
LUKE’S POV
OPENED EYES, IN THE DARK
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