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?”
at Mason, I pushed him back before waking
help to you?”
me a
drink, you say, right?”
up. It took some minutes
you,” was what I told
the way, my
OPENED EYES, IN
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didn’t ask, but… okay.” I took a sip of my
you want anything else?” He asked, his palms fixed together.
make sure of it, beautiful,” George said
was someone flirting with me. Like,
to be mingling with the guests?” I asked George, trying to
from me.
can take a break for a little while,” he replied, leaning against the wall beside
an eyebrow. “Isn’t that
exception for a beautiful woman like you.”
had to admit, but hell
I appreciate the attention, but I’m not
chat with me because I’m not in your
eyebrow.
“Nevermind, nevermind, I get it. Well, if you need anything, I’ll
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,
at the magnificent hall, everyone looking absolutely stunning in different designs. I was trying to see if I could
been quite a while since I saw his face.
he said softly, his hands fixed in his pockets. “So
“Far from here.”
did you leave like that? Or is there some
LUKE’S POV
EYES, IN THE DARK
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