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

was the

had always been the

–

saw her – broken, cowering, bleeding in the Summers family’s backyard

Sharon drag him into that

impulsive, and a

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


—

thrill, the spotlight. She

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like a

back then. He raced to impress her, to prove himself.

Left the country. Went

Only Natalie had stayed.

begged Witch Doctor to save him. She

was on the brink of death – to donate a rib. That single act

love? That had

these years, everything

—

the gifts, the


–

always

Wasn’t that enough?

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

Something was missing.

the wind chime by the

had folded by hand while he lay unconscious in the hospital, recovering from the

them made into a wind chime and hung it

paper cranes weren’t worth much, not like the expensive gifts women usually gave him. But they meant something. They

They were them.

now they were

down the paper

the penthouse like a


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