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.

needed to see

Natalie was the one he

had always been

–

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

why had he let Sharon drag him into that

been young, impulsive, and a little too

had admired wild, reckless men. She loved danger then,


—

thrill, the spotlight. She had

1/3

shy, like a touch-me-not. Sharon

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

did, Sharon disappeared. Left the country. Went off

Only Natalie had stayed.

to save him.

returned when he was on the brink of death – to donate a rib. That single act had

love? That had always

years, everything he

—

the gifts, the


–

always

Wasn’t that enough?

for five years, Jensen opened the door

Something was missing.

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

hand

and hung it there – not for show, but as

gifts women usually gave him.

They were them.

now they were

took down the paper crane

through the penthouse like a madman, opening


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