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?”
waking up. I stood close to the
evening, miss. How may I be of help to you?” One of the servers greeted me
me a drink, please.”
drink, you say, right?”
nodded, and he snapped his fingers before waking up. It took some minutes before he returned with a
you,” was what
welcome. By the way,
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a sip of my drink
together. I shook my head and told him to ensure
make sure of it, beautiful,” George said with
needed was someone flirting with me. Like, did
with the guests?” I asked George,
from me.
a little while,” he replied, leaning against the wall
an eyebrow. “Isn’t that against
an exception for a beautiful woman like
couldn’t help but smile at his persistence. He was cute, I had to admit,
appreciate the attention, but
with me because
eyebrow.
nodded. “Nevermind, nevermind, I get it. Well, if you
and watched as he walked away. I took a deep breath and 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 would meet mine,
the magnificent hall, everyone looking absolutely stunning in different designs. I was trying to see if I
around at that very moment. It was André. It had actually been quite a
hands fixed in his pockets. “So tell
“Far from here.”
like that? Or is there
LUKE’S POV
EYES, IN
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