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.

took my hand, and we walked over to the couch, where Randy and

to me,” Randy said, scooting over to

Janice the controller and showed her how to use it. She watched intently as

continued their

make the player run,” I said, guiding her fingers

the controller

but she was still struggling to

try to score a goal,” Randy said, encouraging her.

a few buttons, and to our surprise, she scored a goal.

Janice!” Ethan exclaimed, high–fiving her.

with delight. “Can

course you can,” Randy replied, smiling proudly at her.

to play with us, and even though she wasn’t as good as Randy or Ethan,

Janice told us more about her dream. She described how the mermaids had colorful

was like a concert in the sky,” Janice vocalized, with her eyes sparkling

quite amazed by her imagination. “Wow, that sounds incredible.”

It’s not

dreams can feel very real.”

me and continued playing the game with us. It was a remarkable

with wild imaginations.

ARIEL’S POV

other, the silence filling the hospital room, the question still ringing in my ear. Of course, he

of shit, and he deserved those shit back. He needed to go through

and the

a powerful emotion that consumed me

towards actions that might sound wild and crazy,

regret, but

primal instinct -and yes, this feeling was rooted in the desire for justice and retribution because

damaged because of the hurt he

dominated my

with inner turmoil and conflict. Yes, this desire.could be somehow intoxicating, but fuck that. Mason was

me an answer to my question, What are you going to do to Mason? Because my mind keeps telling me that you

There’s no way

are you going to do then? You’re going to call