The Love From Vengeance

266: FIRM ON IT

LUKE’S POV

Mommy had to go out for a little while, but she’ll be back soon,” I said, gently wiping the sleep

from Janice’s eyes.

Janice pouted, “I miss her already.”

“I know, but she’ll be back before you know it,” I reassured her, kissing her forehead.

Janice yawned again and rubbed her eyes. “Did I sleep well, Daddy?” she asked, looking up at me

with her big, innocent eyes.

“I’m sure you did, sweetheart,” I replied, brushing her hair out of her face.

“I had a dream,” Janice said.

“Oh really? What was it about?” I asked, curious to hear her dream.

“Mermaids flying in the air,” she said, her face beaming with joy. “They were all so pretty, and they made the sky really bright.”

“That sounds like a beautiful dream.”

Ethan chimed in, “But mermaids can’t fly in the air, Janice. It’s impossible.”

“It was just a dream, Ethan,” Randy told him, rolling his eyes at his brother.

I wrapped my arm around Janice’s neck, pulling her closer to me. “Well, in your dreams, anything is possible.” I winked at her forthwith.

“Really, Daddy?” Janice asked, and her eyes widened with excitement.

“Absolutely,” I replied, smiling down at her. “Now, do you want to come and play with us?”

Janice hesitated. “But I’m not good at video games, daddy.”

“That’s okay, Janice. We’ll teach you.” I stood up and offered her my hand.

hand, and we walked over to the couch, where Randy and Ethan were

said, scooting over to make room

controller and showed her how to

their game.

see, Janice, this is how you make the player run,”

the controller

my movements, but she was still struggling to

to score a goal,”

a few buttons, and to our surprise, she scored

Ethan exclaimed,

giggled with delight. “Can I play again?”

replied, smiling proudly at her.

though she wasn’t as good as Randy or Ethan,

told us more about her dream. She described how the mermaids had colorful wings and how they sang beautiful songs as they flew in the

was like a concert in the sky,” Janice

amazed by her

but it’s just a dream. It’s not real,” Ethan uttered,

may be true, Ethan, but sometimes dreams can feel very

smiled back at me and continued playing the

with wild imaginations.

ARIEL’S POV

were still staring at each other, the silence filling the hospital room, the question still ringing in my ear. Of course, he knew the answer because it was very obvious.

did shit, a lot of shit, and he deserved those shit back. He

and

was indeed a powerful emotion that consumed

reason and driving me towards actions that might sound wild

but hell no.

-and yes, this feeling was rooted in the desire for justice and retribution because it was fueled by

and damaged because of the hurt he

dominated my

Yes, this desire.could be somehow intoxicating, but fuck that. Mason was going

Ariel, give me an answer to my question, What are you going to do to Mason? Because my mind keeps telling me that you will not let him get

right. There’s no way I’m

You’re going to call the cops on