When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 29 Graves and Ghosts

She had clung to his arm, her smile bright and full of hope.

“Jensen, will you marry me on my twenty-third birthday? I want to be your wife.”

But what had he done?

He went and married Sharon on Natalie’s twenty-third birthday.

The more Jensen thought about it, the harder it was to breathe.

That girl, who had once looked at him like he was her whole world… she was gone. Forever.

His eyes were bloodshot, but his voice was ice cold.

“Our marriage stays private. If you make it public, I’ll erase the Summers family from Ocean City.”

“Jensen, have you lost your mind?”

Sharon couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

She’d waited so long for Natalie to be gone, thinking she could finally take her place in the spotlight as Mrs. Luke, walk tall through the social elite. But now Jensen wouldn’t even let her announce their marriage?

“I’m your legal wife! Why should I have to live like some rat hiding in the shadows?”

“If you don’t like it, we can get divorced right now.”

Jensen didn’t even look at her as he turned and walked away.

Sharon stood frozen, stunned by his words.

He had to be bluffing.

There was no way he’d actually divorce her… right?

but by the time she got outside, all she saw was the cloud

drove straight to Natalie’s

and cramped. Without the bodyguard’s directions, he wouldn’t have

saw

11

in some forgotten

—

he’d been holding back

here? Did the Luke family run out

flinched under his rage and quickly answered,

1/3

Who the hell is madam?”

Jensen’s gaze darkened.

Sharon. She said she’s now Mrs. Luke and told us to call her that from now

is Ms. Summers. She will always be Ms. Summers. The only madam you have is Natalie. If I hear

was low and venomous, echoing through the

still the head of the Luke

went.

seeing Natalie treated like

he ordered. “No matter the cost. I want

“Yes, sir.”

The bodyguard left.

staring at her

feel it? We had five years together. How could

Sharon, why didn’t you call out to me? You saw me, didn’t you? Why didn’t you say

name, I would’ve gone to

voice caught. He

really have

Yes.

He would have.

her from the very start- from the moment he’d seen her half-dead and broken five years ago, he’d been drawn to