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.

the noble sharpness of his bearing, a dangerous aura o power and violence that drew people

lifted her

she could just barely hook her finger around

her pinky wrapped gently around his, she whispered, “Baron, I’m already awake. How long do you plan

gave

Shauna

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out, “Ms. Summers, I want to borrow

thought she’d misheard. “You

“Blood! Your blood!”

eyes shone

not realize it, but your blood can help Mr. Gunn. Don’t worry, I won’t take much -just a little.

Natalie frowned in confusion.

shared any connection. Why

Shauna’s expression was too serious to

her life, risked everything for her. If he wanted her

reason, she decided she would wait until Baron woke

What do I need to

agreement nearly

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

Shauna’s words carried weight.

doctors quickly moved to take

body so badly burned,

feel their cautious

this because of Baron’s

Jensen at eighteen, she had ignored all other men, even going out of her way to avoid them. Only now did she realize-there were men besides

left Baron, Shauna said softly, “Ms. Summers, your body is still very weak. Please rest now. This place is safe. No one can get in. Mr. Gunn will

“Alright.”

Natalie was truly exhausted.

scorched by the flames, felt unbearably