When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 34 A Bond in Blood

How useless she was.

When Sharon hurt her, she hadn’t been able to save herself.

And now she was dragging Baron down with her.

Living like this felt worse than dying.

But then she remembered Jensen’s betrayal, Sharon’s cruelty-how could she be willing to just die like that?

Natalie’s heart was a tangled storm.

Outside, things were chaotic, and Yvonne grew worried.

“Ms. Summers, stay here. I’ll go take a quick look. Don’t move around.”

“Alright.”

Natalie nodded.

She felt like nothing more than dead weight now. If she couldn’t help them, then at the very least she shouldn’t become their burden.

After Yvonne left, the only sounds in the safe room were the faint clinks of glass as the doctors worked with their medicines.

Natalie was exhausted, but she refused to sleep. The pain of her burns scorched through every inch of he body, making rest impossible.

To distract herself, she turned to look at Baron.

He was strikingly handsome.

She had never seen a man like him before.

Jensen was handsome too, but in a different way.

features-it was in the noble sharpness of his bearing, a dangerous aura o power and violence that drew people in even as it warned

slowly lifted her

could just barely hook

wrapped gently around his, she whispered, “Baron, I’m already awake. How

gave no

Shauna rushed

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she saw Natalie awake, she blurted out, “Ms. Summers, I want to borrow some of your

misheard. “You want to

“Blood! Your blood!”

shone with

blood can help Mr. Gunn. Don’t worry, I won’t take much -just a little. It won’t

Natalie frowned in confusion.

never shared any connection. Why would

Shauna’s expression was too serious to

for her. If he wanted

for the reason, she decided she would

I need

ready agreement nearly brought Shauna

do anything. Doctor! Draw some blood from Ms. Summers and prepare the medicine using the formula

Shauna’s words carried weight.

doctors quickly moved

but with Natalie’s body so badly burned,

could feel their cautious

this because of Baron’s

her way to avoid them. Only now

Please rest now. This place is safe. No one can get in. Mr. Gunn will be fine. Who knows-maybe when you

“Alright.”

Natalie was truly exhausted.

the flames,