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

sit next to me,” Randy said,

handed Janice the controller and showed her how to use

their

make the player run,” I said, guiding her fingers to the buttons on

the controller

to mimic my movements, but she was still struggling to

a

few buttons, and to our surprise, she scored a

Janice!” Ethan

with delight. “Can I play

can,” Randy replied, smiling proudly at her.

wasn’t as good as Randy or Ethan, she was having a great

the mermaids had colorful wings and how they sang beautiful songs as they flew in the

a concert in the sky,” Janice

her imagination. “Wow,

not real,” Ethan uttered, shaking

but sometimes dreams can feel very real.” I grinned

the game with

with wild imaginations.

ARIEL’S POV

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

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

and the torture.

powerful emotion that

actions that might sound wild

regret, but hell

this–nothing new, indeed a primal instinct -and yes, this feeling was rooted in

and damaged because of the hurt he caused me. This vengeance was

my thoughts and actions.

this desire.could be somehow intoxicating, but fuck

going to do to Mason? Because my mind keeps telling me that you will not let him

thoughts are right. There’s no way I’m letting

going to do then? You’re going to call the