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?

her feet and ran after him, but by the time she got

drove straight to Natalie’s

small and cramped. Without the bodyguard’s directions, he

saw it

11

in

fury he’d been holding back

told you to bury her here? Did the Luke family run out of


and quickly

1/3

Who the hell

Jensen’s gaze darkened.

Sharon. She said she’s now Mrs. Luke and told

always be Ms. Summers. The only madam you have is Natalie. If I hear any of you call Sharon ‘Mrs. Luke’ again, I’ll rip

venomous, echoing through the cemetery like

was still the head of the Luke family

went.

seeing Natalie treated like

he ordered. “No matter the cost. I want her to

“Yes, sir.”

The bodyguard left.


sat alone before the gravestone, staring at her

you feel it? We had five years together. How could you just leave

I rushed in to save Sharon, why didn’t you call out to me? You saw me, didn’t you? Why didn’t

you’d just called my name, I would’ve gone to

caught. He

he really

Yes.

He would have.

very start- from the moment he’d seen her half-dead and broken

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