The Love From Vengeance

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ARIEL’S POV

Holding Janice, I couldn’t stop taking my eyes off Luke. The men had come out of nowhere and fired a gunshot at him. Luckily, the bullet went straight to his shoulder. I just hoped it couldn’t get worse

than that.

Luke fell to his knees, holding his shoulders. The pain was too much for him to bear.

“Luke!” I called his name loudly, and then I ran straight to him.

The men behind pointed their guns at us, ready to release more gunshots. But I wasn’t even giving them my attention.

I didn’t want to do this. I didn’t want to run towards Luke, making it look like I cared for him. But I couldn’t help it. Seeing him bring my daughter really brought this feeling within me. Something I couldn’t explain.

“It’s alright, Ariel. I’ll be fine,” Luke told me softly, holding his bleeding shoulder. You and Janice should leave before these people do something terrible to you guys.

“We can’t leave you,” I disagreed, looking into his eyes, and I had this worried expression.

“Just go. I told you, everything’s alright.”

“But if you die, it won’t be.”

“Why, huh? I thought you didn’t want me. I thought you came for revenge. So if I’m killed now, won’t you be satisfied?”

“Don’t say that, now. Can’t you see we’re in the middle of a terrific situation?”

“I can see that. But I just want you to be honest with me.”

“About what?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Okay, I think we’ve given you guys enough time to talk. Now it’s time to die,” one of the men spoke.

him. He did not move forward. “I know you people are doing this for money, but please, you don’t have to

you guys need money to offer your family. But will they really want this? They wouldn’t want you to

you don’t know our families.”

one thing: they won’t be in support of this. So I plead with you, just let us go. Trust me, you’ll see the

changes. We kill all of you now,

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to shoot. But they just laughed and insulted him, calling him

there was no need for anyone to die. But they

scene unfold. I couldn’t lose Luke, not after witnessing what he had done. The rage disappeared after this, and there wasn’t

for that hatred.

a decision. I couldn’t let these men harm the people around me. I had to do something, even if I had no strength. I’d do my best,

me. “I won’t

attention to me, their guns still pointed at Luke and Andre. I took a deep breath and continued, “I may have come here for revenge, but seeing Luke with my daughter…it changed everything. I don’t want

I could see the conflict in their eyes. But then, one

shouted, trying to get up and protect

trigger, Andre jumped in front of

him as he collapsed to the

events took aback the men. Luke managed to get up and tackle one of them

you do that?” I kneaded him, trying

thought that you were an amazing friend, remember? And I’ll do anything to protect you, even if it means sacrificing my life,” he

to knock their guns off, even with his injury. He stood strong for me, for

my friend was unconscious right now; he needed to be taken to the hospital. I set my eyes on Luke once again;

mercilessly.

my eyes down to the guns which were on the ground. I looked up at the men once again; their attentions were not even on the ground. I looked at Andre, his

walking in that direction. I quickly grabbed both guns from the ground and pointed them at

surprised and

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