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.

over to the couch, where Randy and Ethan

said, scooting over to make

handed Janice the controller and showed her how to

continued their game.

you make the player run,” I said, guiding

the controller

to mimic my movements, but she was still struggling to

to score a goal,” Randy

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

job, Janice!” Ethan exclaimed, high–fiving

with delight. “Can

replied, smiling proudly at

even though she wasn’t as good as Randy or Ethan, she was having a great time. And that’s all that

mermaids had colorful wings and how they sang beautiful

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

quite amazed by her imagination. “Wow, that

dream. It’s not real,” Ethan uttered, shaking his head.

true, Ethan, but sometimes dreams can feel very real.” I grinned at him.

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

with wild imaginations.

ARIEL’S POV

staring at each other, the silence filling the hospital room, the question still

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

misery, and the torture.

thirst for vengeance was indeed a powerful emotion that consumed me entirely, blinding

actions that might sound wild and crazy,

but hell no.

this–nothing new, indeed a primal instinct -and yes, this feeling was rooted in the desire for justice and retribution because

of the hurt he

had dominated my thoughts and

inner turmoil and conflict. Yes, this desire.could be somehow intoxicating,

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

your thoughts are right. There’s no way I’m letting him get away with

do then? You’re