When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 26

Chapter 26 Witch Doctor’s Hands

“From now on, call me Mrs. Luke. Jensen and I are legally married. I’m the mistress of the Luke family.”

Sharon didn’t bother pretending anymore.

She’d promised Jensen she wouldn’t go public with their marriage just to keep it hidden from Natalie. But now that Natalie was dead, she could finally bask in the sunlight with no shame.

The bodyguards froze for a second. Seeing how dazed Jensen looked, they quickly snapped to attention.

“Ma’am!”

Sharon smiled, satisfied.

“Knock Mr. Luke out and get him to the hospital. The president of Luke Corp can’t be seen in public like a lunatic.”

The moment she said that, the bodyguards understood what needed to be done.

They stepped forward, still trying to reason with Jensen.

“Mr. Luke, Ms. Natalie is gone. Please, let her rest in peace.”

“Get lost!”

Jensen’s bloodshot eyes were wild with grief. His face had gone pale, and a smear of blood dripped from the corner of his lips. He was like a bow drawn far past its limit ready to snap.

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Sharon gave a signal. The bodyguards didn’t hesitate anymore. One of them struck Jensen on the back of the neck, knocking him out cold. Carefully, they lifted him into the car.

The remains he’d been clutching slipped from his arms and hit the ground, bones cracking and shattering.

The coroner scowled.

“We haven’t done a DNA test yet. How am I supposed to file my report if you’ve already moved the body?”

“No need. She was the Summers family’s foster daughter, Natalie. I was there when the fire started. You saw how badly Jensen was injured trying to save her. We called the cops – it’s not our fault you got here so late. Now that my sister’s dead, I won’t make a fuss. Take this as a fire caused by faulty wiring and leave it at that.”

The coroner was stunned.

“Ma’am, this isn’t something you can just declare and be done with.”

“What? Are you saying the Luke family doesn’t carry weight in Ocean City anymore? Or do you need a new job?”

Sharon invoked the Luke family name like a hammer.

The coroner swallowed his protests.

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In Ocean City, the Luke family were practically royalty. With Jensen incapacitated and Sharon legally his wife, she spoke on their behalf and she was not someone he could afford to cross.

Sharon basked in the power.

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This was the life she’d always wanted.

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Born to a wealthy family even if she’d been switched at birth for eighteen years – she’d finally found her place. With her elite bloodline, and now the title of Mrs. Luke, everything was falling into place.

Once Jensen recovered, he’d go back to doting on her.

After all, Natalie was dead, and she was the one still standing.

She didn’t believe she could lose to a corpse.

With a cold laugh, she said, “Clean up the scene. Cremate Natalie’s remains. Bury her somewhere nearby. She was only the Summers family’s foster daughter. She doesn’t belong in the family’s ancestral tomb.”

And with that, Sharon left.

The bodyguards followed her orders to the letter.

The remains were gathered and sent to the nearest crematorium. A small urn was quietly buried in a nearby cemetery.

If Sharon had her way, she would’ve left the body out in the open to be picked clean by wild dogs. But she knew if she went that far, Jensen would kill her.

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She had clearly underestimated how much Natalie meant to him and how deeply her death had shaken him.

Meanwhile, in Murica-

Baron flew Natalie back to his territory by helicopter. Along the way, he kept her alive with oxygen and emergency equipment. The moment they landed, he carried her straight into surgery.

As the operating room lights came on, a crowd burst into the hallway.

“Where’s Mr. Baron?!”

The man at the front was radiating fury. The people around him trembled in fear.

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