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.

am I supposed to file my report

We called the cops –

The coroner was stunned.

you can just declare and be

carry weight in Ocean City

Luke family name like

swallowed

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family were practically royalty. With Jensen incapacitated and Sharon legally his wife, she spoke on

basked in


–

the life she’d always

–

eighteen years – she’d finally found her place. With her elite bloodline, and now the title of Mrs. Luke,

go back to doting

Natalie was dead, and she was the one

believe she could

the scene. Cremate Natalie’s remains. Bury her somewhere nearby. She

with that, Sharon

bodyguards followed her orders

were gathered and sent to the nearest crematorium. A small urn

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

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underestimated how much Natalie meant to him and how

Meanwhile, in Murica-

by helicopter. Along the way, he kept her alive with oxygen and emergency equipment. The moment

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