The Love From Vengeance

your wish.”

“You could have said no; you could have just ignored the document I handed over to you.”

He chuckled sarcastically. “Like you wanted that.”

“Say what now?” I asked, growing more frustrated with his dismissiveness.

“Enough with the pretense!” He snapped. “You never loved me; you were just doing that because of the money, and since your family finally got what they wanted, you decided to divorce me.”

“Okay, that is so not true,” I countered, my voice rising. “I only wanted what was best for you. I did everything I could, just to make sure you changed. But in the end…” I sighed and added, ” It was all in vain.”

“Should I tell you a secret?” Luke’s lips curled into a sardonic smile. I just looked at him, anger materializing in my eyes. He moved his face closer and whispered in my ear, “You don’t deserve to be loved, Ariel. You’re nothing but a worthless piece of trash. No one is going to ever take you seriously.”

After saying those hurtful things, he stepped back a little and pushed me away, and I started falling down.

I opened my eyes immediately, and I simply looked everywhere. Luke wasn’t close to me; I couldn’t even see him anywhere. So it was clear that I was only imagining things. Oh gosh, what in the world was wrong with me?

longer. I wondered where he headed off

me; he had a huge smile on his face. I could tell his conversation

there was a live band, and when they noticed that people were showing up in the hall, they began to play soft, slow music. I couldn’t actually get the lyrics, but I felt

S DEEP THOUGHTS

these songs. He was a

no tomorrow. I checked to see if I could see Luke, but I couldn’t spot him anywhere. This was supposed to be a celebration for his grandfather, right? So where the hell was

where a microphone was waiting for him. The members of the band left the stage for

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have you all here tonight,” Sir Reynold began. His voice was deep and soothing, capturing

one of you for being

the faces of each individual present in the room. Well, Andre was busy with his phone. And his smile was definitely not from Sir

But tonight, I want to do something different. I want to create a night of pure magic, a night that we will all remember for years to come.” He paused for a moment, taking a sip of water before continuing, “As the music plays, I want you all to let go of your worries and just enjoy the moment. Dance like no one is watching, laugh like there’s no tomorrow, and make memories that will last a lifetime. Let this be a night of love, laughter, and joy. It’s my birthday after all, and I can’t let anyone here leave with a frowny

birthday, woo!” Someone screamed really loud, but his

before we knew it, the whole place was filled with noise, with people whistling and screaming loudly, wishing Sir Reynold a happy

noise now.” Sir Reynold raised his hands,