When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 114

Chapter 114 The Betrayal

Chapter 114 The Betrayal

The footsteps pounded from the main entrance. Baron acted instantly.

Natalie knew if she stayed, she would only drag him down. “Baron, be careful.”

“I will.”

His eyes softened as he looked at her. She left quickly, escorted back toward safety.

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Shauna and Finn braced themselves. For now, personal grudges meant nothing–there was only the enemy.

But when the front doors burst open, Baron froze, his fury collapsing into stunned disbelief. Two little figures stood there.

“… What are you doing?”

It was Susie and Sean, trailed by bewildered bodyguards.

The guards were pale–why had the air felt so heavy with killing intent? Had they imagined it?

“Papa,” Susie asked, wide–eyed, “what are you all doing?”

“Nothing. Why are you here?”

Baron slipped the surgical knife back into his sleeve. Shauna awkwardly lowered her fighting stance. Finn’s hands hovered, caught between guilt and panic.

Sean glanced at Finn, then back at Baron. “We heard Ms. Yvonne… something happened. We wanted to see.”

At once, Susie’s tears spilled over.

“Papa, is it true? Is Ms. Yvonne really gone? Will I never see her again? I want Ms. Yvonne!”

Her wails split the room.

Finn’s heart, already weighed down with guilt, was crushed further. He couldn’t meet her eyes. He couldn’t meet anyone’s eyes.

Baron bent toward his daughter, voice thick. “Susie, don’t cry. Ms. Yvonne wouldn’t want to see you like this.”

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But Susie tore away, running to the corner where Yvonne’s body lay.

“Ms. Yvonne, wake up! You promised to play jump rope with me! Please, Ms. Yvonne!”

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Sean’s eyes glistened. He and Susie had not been here long, but Yvonne had treated them with kindness sending treats, chatting on video, being a friend and a mentor rolled into one.

–

Now she lay lifeless before them. His throat tightened.

He turned on Finn, anger bursting out. “This is your fault! Why did you send her out? If not for you, she’d still be alive. I hate you!”

Sean lunged, fists flying, kicking and pounding against Finn.

And Finn–Finn didn’t fight back.

Because Sean was right.

If not for him, Yvonne would never have died. Phantom’s only sister was gone because of him. Even beneath the ground, Phantom would curse him.

He deserved every blow. He deserved worse.

And yet, in his chest, another thought flickered. Baron wanted him out–wanted him couldn’t just slip away quietly.

gone.

He

His hand clenched. In one swift motion, he seized Sean by the arm, yanking him up. A knife appeared in his grasp, gleaming as he pressed it to the boy’s throat.

“Stay back! One more step and I’ll kill him!”

The room froze.

Baron’s face turned to stone. “Finn! If you hurt my son, I swear you won’t leave here alive!”

“Alive, dead–what’s the difference? I’ve already betrayed you. Why should I care about taking one more down with me? Baron, all these years I’ve carried the work of the organization, while you sat at the top. And now, for one mistake, you cast me aside? You’re ruthless!”

Murder glinted in Finn’s eyes.

Shauna staggered, shock sweeping over her. This wasn’t an act. Finn truly meant it.

Sean’s life was on the edge of the blade.

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