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.

to the couch, where Randy and Ethan

Randy said, scooting over to make room for

to use it.

continued their game.

is how you make the player run,” I said, guiding her

the controller

mimic my movements, but she was still struggling to get the hang of it.

try to score a

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

Ethan exclaimed, high–fiving

“Can

Randy replied, smiling proudly at her.

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

had colorful wings and how they sang beautiful songs as

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

her imagination. “Wow, that sounds

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

Ethan, but sometimes dreams can feel very real.”

smiled back at me and continued playing the game with

with wild imaginations.

ARIEL’S POV

other, the silence filling the hospital room, the question

of shit, and he deserved those shit back.

misery, and the

vengeance was indeed a powerful emotion that consumed me

sound wild and crazy, which you could say I

but

all have knowledge of this–nothing new, indeed a primal instinct -and yes, this feeling was rooted in the desire for justice and retribution because it was fueled by pain, and I was extremely

and damaged because of the hurt he caused me.

my thoughts and

Yes, this desire.could be somehow intoxicating,

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

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

are you going to do then? You’re going to call the cops on