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.”

me. “Or are you going on a business trip, or…”

But that does make sense,” I gently

filling my heart. Seeing them reconcile brought a wave of relief, but I knew I had other things that needed to be dealt with. And

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

up,” I said with a small

smiling gleefully, and she was full of gratitude. Thank

in response, giving them one last look before stepping out of the room. Closing the door behind me, I let out a sigh, feeling a weight lift off my shoulders. It was a moment that a mother of mine had been

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

I replayed the scene in my mind, each moment etched vividly. I spoke to Catherine about the way I felt during those wonderful moments. I’d say I was in the spirit, and it was a nice scene, changing her mind. After all, she was a little girl,; I didn’t want her to become that bitter at

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 folks who had come to see me to discuss whatever. Business stuff, yeah,

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

restaurant and just sit there half of the

to say that. But we all knew my day had started. And just

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ready

ARIEL’S POV

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 best.

great drive, but suddenly, I noticed the flashing lights of a police car in my rearview mirror. My heart skipped a beat as I pulled over to the side

the nervous flutter in my stomach. I had never experienced a police stop in my life. Okay, that was a lie–a big one. But it didn’t

one of the officers greeted