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.”

told me. “Or

off. But that does make sense,” I gently stroked

and her mother continued to embrace me, and I slowly backed away from them, a sense of contentment filling my heart. Seeing them reconcile brought a

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

two to catch up,” I said with a small

and she was full of gratitude. Thank

let out a sigh, feeling a weight lift off my shoulders. It was a moment that a mother of mine had been hoping for, and she should be glad

way to my room, I quickly discarded my current shirt and headed for the bathroom. The warm water going down my body felt soothing, washing away the tiredness I had gotten just this morning. You could imagine what the next few hours were going to be like. I had to brace myself. After all,

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

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 folks who had

time for that. No time to waste, no time to squander. It was all about getting things done quickly, being fully

go to a restaurant and just sit there half of the

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

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strode down the path towards my car, ready

ARIEL’S POV

road, enjoying the freedom of the open highway, and I 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.

pulled over to the side of the road, wondering what

car, and I rolled down my window, 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. But it didn’t happen frequently, and I could just hope

of the officers greeted me