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 everything they

was the one

always been

–

cowering, bleeding in the Summers

he let Sharon drag him into that street

been young, impulsive, and

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


—

thrill, the spotlight. She had

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been shy, like a touch-me-not. Sharon had burned

raced to impress

when it did, Sharon disappeared. Left the country. Went off with someone

Only Natalie had stayed.

Doctor to save him. She

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

love? That had always belonged to

years, everything he

—

the gifts,


–

always for

Wasn’t that enough?

home, the place they’d called home for five years,

Something was missing.

around aimlessly, until he noticed it: the wind chime by the floor-to-ceiling window

Natalie had folded by hand

them made into a wind chime and hung it

worth much, not like the expensive gifts

They were them.

they

down the paper crane wind

through the penthouse like a


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