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.

see everything they once

was the

always been

–

bleeding in the Summers family’s backyard – he’d wanted to protect her,

let Sharon drag

young, impulsive, and a

admired wild, reckless men. She loved danger then, in a way


—

spotlight. She had adored

1/3

shy, like a

fire back then. He raced to impress her, to

it did, Sharon disappeared. Left the country.

Only Natalie had stayed.

Witch Doctor to

of death – to donate

love? That had always belonged

everything

—

the gifts, the


–

was always for

Wasn’t that enough?

they’d called home for five years, Jensen opened the door and instantly

Something was missing.

noticed it: the wind chime by the floor-to-ceiling window was

thousand paper cranes Natalie had folded by hand while he lay unconscious in the hospital, recovering from the

a wind chime and hung it there –

cranes weren’t worth much, not like the expensive gifts

They were them.

they were

took down the paper

through the penthouse like a madman, opening


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