The Love From Vengeance

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LUKE’S POV

“Catherine,” I said softly, holding her gaze, “will you forgive Mom?”

Catherine nodded, her eyes glistening with tears of both pain and relief. “I will.”

Now, a warm smile spread across my face as I scooped her up into my arms, turning her around in a playful spin. So the two of us halted, and we both looked over at our mother, beaming at us, her arms outstretched in a welcoming gesture.

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I gently set Catherine down, and she hesitated for a moment before taking a few steps towards our mother.

“Go on, Catherine.” I encouraged her softly, giving her a gentle push forward.

Catherine took a deep breath and then ran into our mother’s open arms. I watched as they embraced, the tension and hurt melting away in that moment of reconciliation. It was a beautiful sight, and I loved this reunion. I just hope shit doesn’t happen next time.

With a loving smile, our mother mouthed a silent “thank you” to me.

I nodded, smiling at her back, and the both of them stood there, their warm embrace lasting for minutes.

“So, if the two of you are back together, I guess I can leave now.” I held my waist.

Catherine turned around. “Are you leaving?”

“Yes, yes, I am. I have work to take care of. But I will be back, I promise you.”

course, we know you’ll be back,” my mother told me. “Or are you going on a business trip, or…”

I cut her off. But that does make sense,” I gently stroked my chin,

to embrace me, and I slowly backed away from them, a sense of contentment filling my heart. Seeing them reconcile brought a wave of relief, but I knew I had other things that needed to

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been so busy that I kept forgetting that I had a meeting waiting for me. Who knew? Maybe those

to catch up,” I said with a small smile, turning towards the

smiling gleefully, and she

weight lift off my shoulders. It was a moment that a mother of mine had been hoping for, and she should be glad it had finally arrived. And I was

felt soothing, washing away the tiredness I had gotten just this morning. You could imagine what the next few hours were going to

spirit, and it was

which I had chosen earlier, I stood in front of the mirror, adjusting my tie with precision. Today was going to be a busy day, but I was ready to face whatever challenges awaited me, starting with those

glance in the mirror, I straightened my posture, ready to tackle the day ahead. Exiting my room, I made my way downstairs. I would have grabbed a quick breakfast, but there was no time for that. No time to waste, no time to squander. It was all about getting things done quickly, being fully prepared, and avoiding much. stress. But technically, that was kind of impossible. It

and just sit

a promising start to the day. Well, I just had to say that. But we all knew my day had started. And just in a few hours, I had seen all kinds of stuff -weird and irritating stuff, and the great ones, too. I

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was. I strode down the path towards my car, ready to

ARIEL’S POV

felt the wind in my hair and the sun on my face. I was reveling in the joy of this moment, and just in case you were wondering, I was going to meet Andre at his company. I had some things that I needed to discuss with him. It was for the

beat as I pulled over to

trying to appear calm despite the nervous flutter in my stomach. I had never experienced a police stop in my life. Okay, that was a lie–a big one.

of the officers greeted