When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 26

Chapter 26 Witch Doctor’s Hands

“From now on, call me Mrs. Luke. Jensen and I are legally married. I’m the mistress of the Luke family.”

Sharon didn’t bother pretending anymore.

She’d promised Jensen she wouldn’t go public with their marriage just to keep it hidden from Natalie. But now that Natalie was dead, she could finally bask in the sunlight with no shame.

The bodyguards froze for a second. Seeing how dazed Jensen looked, they quickly snapped to attention.

“Ma’am!”

Sharon smiled, satisfied.

“Knock Mr. Luke out and get him to the hospital. The president of Luke Corp can’t be seen in public like a lunatic.”

The moment she said that, the bodyguards understood what needed to be done.

They stepped forward, still trying to reason with Jensen.

“Mr. Luke, Ms. Natalie is gone. Please, let her rest in peace.”

“Get lost!”

Jensen’s bloodshot eyes were wild with grief. His face had gone pale, and a smear of blood dripped from the corner of his lips. He was like a bow drawn far past its limit ready to snap.

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Sharon gave a signal. The bodyguards didn’t hesitate anymore. One of them struck Jensen on the back of the neck, knocking him out cold. Carefully, they lifted him into the car.

The remains he’d been clutching slipped from his arms and hit the ground, bones cracking and shattering.

The coroner scowled.

test yet. How am I supposed to file my report if you’ve already moved the

how badly Jensen was injured trying to save her. We called the cops – it’s not our fault you got here so late. Now that my sister’s dead, I won’t

The coroner was stunned.

can

Luke family doesn’t carry weight in Ocean City anymore? Or do you

the Luke family name like a

swallowed his

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Jensen incapacitated and Sharon legally his wife, she spoke on their behalf

in the


–

the life

–

switched at birth for eighteen years – she’d finally found

he’d go back to doting

all, Natalie was dead, and she

could lose

she said, “Clean up the scene. Cremate Natalie’s remains. Bury her somewhere nearby. She

with that,

followed her orders to the

and sent to the nearest crematorium. A small urn was quietly buried in a nearby

her way, she would’ve left the body out in the open to be picked clean by wild dogs. But she

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clearly underestimated how much Natalie meant to him and how deeply her death had

Meanwhile, in Murica-

flew Natalie back to his territory by helicopter. Along the way, he kept her alive with

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