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.

and we walked over to the couch, where

said, scooting over to make room for Janice.

Janice the controller and showed her how to use

continued their

you make the player run,” I said, guiding

the controller

mimic my movements, but she was still

to score a goal,” Randy said, encouraging

few buttons, and to our surprise, she

Janice!” Ethan exclaimed, high–fiving her.

delight. “Can I play

Randy replied, smiling proudly

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

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

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

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

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

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

me and continued playing the game with us. It

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 obvious.

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

and

was indeed a powerful emotion that consumed me entirely, blinding me

actions that might sound wild and crazy, which you could say

later regret, but hell

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

and damaged because of the hurt he caused me. This

it had dominated my

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

an answer to my question, What are you going to do to Mason?

right. There’s no way

then? You’re going to call