When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 30

Chapter 30 The Day She Chose to Leave

The immigration officer finally let out a breath of relief when Jensen confirmed his connection to Natalie.

“Mr. Luke, Miss Natalie Summers had filed an application for travel documents with us. Everything’s approved now, but we haven’t been able to contact her. Should we mail it to her home or will you pick it up?”

Jensen froze.

“Travel documents? When did she apply?”

“Ten days ago.”

The words hit him like a brick.

Ten days ago? That was the day.

The day he married Sharon.

The day he left Natalie behind on her birthday.

He felt a sharp chill crawl up his spine.

“And… how did she look that day? Was she okay?”

The officer sounded slightly puzzled. “I’m sorry, Mr. Luke. We handle too many clients each day to recall individuals clearly.”

Jensen didn’t press further. He ended the call.


“Take me home.”

Since Natalie’s death, he’d been holed up at the hospital. A part of him couldn’t face going back to their shared space

the pain was too sharp.

—

But now… now he needed to go back.

to see everything

Natalie… Natalie was the

had always been

–

moment he first saw her – broken, cowering, bleeding in the Summers family’s backyard – he’d wanted to protect her, to be

had he let Sharon drag him into

been young, impulsive,

admired wild, reckless men. She loved danger then, in a way Natalie never


—

spotlight. She had adored

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a touch-me-not.

He raced to impress her, to prove himself.

Left the

Only Natalie had stayed.

begged Witch Doctor to save him. She sacrificed

he was on the brink of death – to donate a rib. That single act had complicated everything, tangled guilt

That had

everything he gave

—

pampering, the gifts,


–

was always for

Wasn’t that enough?

for five years, Jensen opened the door and instantly knew something was

Something was missing.

he noticed it: the wind chime by the

paper cranes Natalie had folded by hand while he lay unconscious in the

hung it there – not

worth much, not like the expensive gifts

They were them.

they were

down the

through the penthouse like a


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