When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 86 A Promise of Forever

Chapter 86 A Promise of Forever

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In love, it didn’t matter who fell first – what mattered was mutual affection and staying together in the end. That was the future Baron hoped for.

Hearing the way he changed the subject, Natalie could tell Baron didn’t want to talk about their past.

She couldn’t help but feel a little guilty.

How could she have forgotten someone like him?

It didn’t make sense.

Baron had a face anyone would remember

and that beauty mark near his eye was far too distinctive to overlook.

If he had truly appeared in her life before, there was no way she could’ve forgotten him.

But the truth was – she didn’t remember a single thing.

And if Baron really had been part of her past, it would certainly explain why he treated her so differently.

But what kind of history would compel him to risk his life charging into a burning building to save her?

Even though she’d been drifting in and out of consciousness lately, she’d still heard bits and pieces from Yvonne and the other nurses- stories of how hard Baron had worked to keep her alive.

That kind of desperate, reckless devotion reminded her all too much of herself five years ago, when she’d done the

same for Jensen.

Her heart suddenly clenched at the thought.

asked abruptly, “do you…

body tensed ever so

all at once, he

the clouds- direct and radiant, cutting straight through to her

I made it obvious. Yes,

made her

one thing-hearing it from him was something else

quickly turned her face

“Sorry… I didn’t know.”

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of us. I can wait until

it

never met a

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and even though he’d treated her well,

her.

but just now,

to be said out

her face, like a weight

chance at life, I’d be willing to try sharing the rest of

would be

was written all over his

felt lighter,

her hurt, disappointed, even numb. But that didn’t mean

done for her – she

might not be love, but it could be the start

they had children

of Sean and Susie softened

something to hold onto? So I’d fight to stay alive?” she asked gently. “You didn’t need to. I’ll make it through this. No matter how painful it gets, I can take it. There are

Baron paused.