When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 48 Retribution

Sharon once again clung to the Luke family’s name.

Baron’s lips curved into a dark, wicked smile.

“Perfect. I never planned on sparing Jensen anyway. I’ll just start with you.”

As he spoke, he stepped toward her.

Only then did Sharon notice what was dragging at his feet-a massive iron hammer.

The scrape of metal against the floor echoed in the empty room, chilling her to the bone.

She froze, terror flooding her.

“No! Don’t! Please, let me go! I’ll do anything you want, just don’t hurt me! Natalie’s already dead-whatever you do now, she’ll never know. How about this-I’ll give you money, a lot of money! Just let me go!”

For the first time in years, Sharon felt genuine fear.

This man was insane.

She could see the madness burning in his eyes. And she couldn’t lose her hand-she wasn’t a designer, but she knew how much pain it would bring.

Baron smirked at her pleas. “Oh? A lot of money? And how much is a lot?”

“Name a price! Whatever you ask, I’ll give it. If the Summers family can’t, then the Luke family can!”

Seeing him pause, as if in thought, Sharon’s heart leapt with desperate hope.

Baron’s voice came cold. “And how much do you think you’re worth?”

“Ten million! I’ll give you ten million!”

out, afraid hesitation would cost her

“So you’re only worth ten

give you

raise the

grovel, Baron felt disgust

right do you have to even compare yourself to Natalie? You’re not worth a

stung, but Sharon dared not

would let her live,

of Natalie-and

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left her scarred and broken? She isn’t even worthy to

eyes turned to

he swung the hammer

“Ahhh!”

blow landed with a sickening crack. Sharon hadn’t imagined retribution would come so

the kind that begged for unconsciousness, but cruelly

bones shattered under

You’re worth nothing. When Natalie’s hand was smashed, her pain was

the

shrill screams filled

convulsed, drenched in sweat, the chains holding

off the mole at his eye-like the mark

you, let me go!

incoherent wails. But Baron felt

hadn’t been at Natalie’s side, she had been left

Jensen-Jensen had dared to forbid

Unforgivable.

denied her a path, then he, the underworld’s king, would deliver