The Love From Vengeance (Ariel and Luke) novel Chapter 11

he robber hastily shrugged off Luke’s hand and pointed his gun at him again. “Hey, don’t think i’m playing around!” 

“Calm down, buddy. There is no need to get so worked up. Just tell me the amount, and I’ll give it to you. Let’s wrap up this conversation quickly.” 

“Sorry, but I don’t operate that way.” 

“Well, there’s always a first time for everything.” Luke maintained his plastic smile. 

“Shut the hell up and get down on your knees!” The robber growled, and Luke slowly complied, hands raised. “Same goes for all of you! Get down on your knees!” 

Everyone began to follow his orders, even his accomplices. We all knelt down. 

“Except you guys, you morons!” The robber scolded his men. 

“Right, right,” they responded, promptly standing back up. 

I noticed one of the robbers staring at me. Uncomfortable, I averted my gaze. Yeah, I felt totally uneasy the moment these black dogs barged into the hall. 

The leader of the gang focused on Luke; the gun was still trained on him. “You cherish your life, don’t you?” 

“Is that a question you really want to ask?” Luke replied playfully. “Can we just cut to the chase?” 

“I’m the one in charge here!” The robber shouted immediately. 

But you’re not the one with the money,” Luke taunted him. 

“You better be grateful I haven’t blown your brains out.” 

“Well, if you kill me, how are you going to get your hands on the money?” Luke smirked sarcastically. 

“I don’t know, but I’ll be satisfied seeing your lifeless body on the floor.” 

Andre’s phone started ringing, catching the attention of the robber. But with our hands raised, he couldn’t turn off the phone. 

“Whose phone is that?” the robber asked, locating the source of the sound. He approached us, annoyed, and struck Andre’s head with his gun. 

Andre collapsed, and as he slowly got up, the robber hit him again, causing him to lose consciousness. 

“Andre!” I cried out in fear, catching the robber’s attention. 

“Well, well, well, who do we have here?” The robber slowly spoke, forcefully holding my chin. “You’re going to be a good one in bed.” 

How repulsive! I glared at him, filled with disgust. He better keep his disgusting thoughts to himself. 

“You’re going to be a real treat.” The robber’s finger moved along my neck, about to reach for my chest, but I bit him so hard that he yelped in pain. 

“You crazy bitch!” He gave me a hard slap, and 

I have to say, it was really, really painful. “Just wait until I deal with you!” 

“How dare you lay your filthy hands on her?” 

11 CRAZY CONVOS 

LUKE’S POV 

This goddamn robber turned around, and the look I gave him was way out of this world. You could call it a death stare, and if looks could kill, I was pretty sure this guy would have been dead by now. 

There was no doubt that I didn’t like Ariel, but what he did back there really displeased me. I didn’t know, but I couldn’t just stand and watch her in pain. 

“What did you just say?” The robber asked as the both of us eventually stood up. “I can see you have some fucking nerve, huh?” 

“If you want money, I’ll give you money, but don’t you dare touch her,” I told him, calm and threatening at the same time. I narrowed my eyes down to Ariel, and she just gazed at me in confusion. I know she must be wondering why I was helping her out, and I too was wondering the same thing. 

The robber laughed in disbelief. “You know I can shoot you right now, don’t you?” 

“You think I’m scared of dying?” I came back. “I’ve had a lot to lose all these years. Don’t think that I value my life that much.” 

“Oh, so you want me to kill you?” 

“I don’t wish for that, but if you want to, go ahead. But let me just make something clear to you: don’t you dare touch her. 

“Why?” The robber glanced at Ariel and set his eyes back on me. “Is she your wife?” 

“You ask too many questions.” I generated a pungent smile as I arched an eyebrow. “Don’t you think it’s high time you shut up?” 

His men pointed their guns at me immediately, but he lifted his hand up, signaling them to 

halt. They all took their guns down. 

“Aren’t you scared of me?” The robber inquired. 

“If I were scared of you, do you think I would be saying all these things right now? Or do you think i’d be standing on my feet while everyone is on their knees?” 

He laughed inwardly. “I like this boldness of yours.” 

“I don’t want you to.” 

“You know I have a gun loaded with bullets.” 

“I already made it clear to you that I’m not scared. So to hell with 

you and 

your weapon.” 

“Oh, that does it!” He snarled and pointed his gun at me. “I’m sending you straight to hell! Tell the devil I said hi.” 

“I don’t think that’s going to be necessary.” I gave him the usual spurious smile. 

“Why do you say so?” He asked. And with his tone, it was clear he was confused. 

“I don’t know.” I shrugged. “I just have the feeling that you’ll be the one paying the devil a visit.” 

“He made a sound with his gun, like he was fully prepared to pull the trigger. “Oh, you son of 

a… 

“Freeze!” The police showed up and began firing bullets at the robbers, leading to a shootout. 

Taking advantage of the situation, I quickly punched the robber, who was standing close to me. I elbowed his belly, kneeled his balls, and snatched his gun from him. 

After throwing the gun away, I advanced towards Ariel and grabbed her hands. “Come on, let’s get out of here.” 

“I can’t leave Andre here.” She tapped Andre to wake him up, but the man was still unconscious.