When She Rose From the Ashes

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Chapter 444 Not Letting Go Again

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Even though the two families had already reunited, and Natalie could feel how warmly Waylon and his wife accepted her–how kind they were to her children–that invisible wall of unfamiliarity still lingered.

But after coming so close to death, seeing Waylon and Flynn waiting for her now made her emotions surge uncontrollably.

For the past five years, she had spent every day waiting–waiting alone for Jensen.

No matter how late it got, no matter how long it took, she had waited like a gatekeeper, always believing he would come back. She had made Grand Pavilion her only home; she had made Jensen her only family, her only love in the world.

But in the end, Jensen had betrayed her. Natalie had thought she would never open her heart to anyone again–yet who could’ve imagined that Baron would appear and make her fall all over again?

Baron had risked everything for her, throwing caution and life itself aside, loving her with the same desperate devotion she’d once given Jensen five years ago.

The Stone family had been kind to her too.

At first, she had thought she’d never be able to fit in, but to her surprise, she adapted easily- perhaps that was what they called blood ties.

And now, all the emotions she’d been holding in burst free.

She could feel it deep down–the people before her were her family. They had waited anxiously, worrying for her safety, praying for her return.

Her throat tightened; her eyes stung.

into Waylon’s arms, tears spilling uncontrollably down her

I thought I’d

back through

forced herself to stay calm, terrified that if she broke down,

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ruled by law–she

before Waylon, every wall she had built collapsed; her fear surged out like a flood bursting through

lifetime of storms, felt his

said hoarsely. “It’s my fault for not protecting you. You’ve

back. In that moment, he finally felt it—his daughter was

been switched at birth more than twenty years ago because

down

dropped every layer of composure and cried like a

red and swollen

If Natalie had been found at ten years old, they could’ve showered her with affection and made up for the lost years–but Natalie had been found as a grown woman, already a mother

wanted to draw closer to her, but they’d been afraid she wouldn’t be comfortable with it. After

already built her own success; she didn’t

they could do was help take care

that their relationship wasn’t quite right, but he could never figure out how

that invisible

hesitation. In that moment, they simply held on to one

voice breaking, tears slipping down his

couldn’t hold

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