When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 74

Chapter 74 Shattered Illusions

Last night-it had been him.

Jensen had been the one to initiate everything.

But only because he thought Natalie had come back.

If he had known it was Sharon-he would rather have died than touched her.

Sharon raised her injured right hand. The gauze was already soaked through with blood, glaringly red.

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“Jensen, you can’t just pretend this never happened! We’re legally married. What we did was normal, reasonable- even expected. What do you mean by treating me like this now?”

“Get out. Now.”

Jensen flung her off him, seething.

How had it come to this?

He wasn’t the kind of man who acted on impulse. He hadn’t drunk a drop last night. So how-how-had he mistaken Sharon for Natalie?

His eyes flicked to the remains of incense powder on the nightstand.

They narrowed sharply.

Sharon was in pain-her hand throbbed miserably.

Sure, Jensen’s attitude right now was harsh, but it didn’t matter. They had slept together. The media had already taken photos. Soon, the entire Ocean City would know she was Mrs. Luke.

Once that status was made public, her place would be secure.

As for Jensen, she had time. She could wear him down slowly.

What mattered most now was her right hand.

“Jensen, are you sure the Witch Doctor isn’t at the black market? What am I supposed to do about my hand?”

“Go to a hospital. Maybe they’ll fix it, maybe they won’t. That’s your fate to bear. Now get out of Grand Pavilion before I drag you out.”

He turned away, stepping to the nightstand and picking up the remnants of the incense. His eyes gleamed with

red.

He hadn’t even managed to remain faithful to Natalie’s memory.

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Disgusting.

“Hansel!”

Jensen’s voice rang cold and hard.

Hansel walked in immediately, carrying a glass of water and two small pills.

Sharon paled.

“Jensen… what are you doing?”

“I don’t want you pregnant. Take the pills. Don’t make me force you.”

Sharon froze.

“What did you say?”

He didn’t want the child?

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She tried to reach for his arm, then hesitated, realizing she was still naked under the covers. With Hansel present, she curled back in the blankets and whispered pitifully, “Jensen, you know my health is fragile… I might never be able to conceive. Taking contraceptives could ruin that chance forever. Please… don’t make me…”

“That’s exactly why you shouldn’t get pregnant. Didn’t the doctors say you had only three months to live? A baby wouldn’t survive that timeline. You’d just suffer needlessly. Be rational. Take the medicine.”

“I won’t!”

Sharon shook her head, tears spilling. “They only estimated three months. What if I beat the odds? What if motherhood gives me strength? I might not even be pregnant-why are you so cruel?”

Jensen’s brow creased deeper. He was done.

Grand Pavilion was supposed to be a quiet sanctuary for him and Natalie. Untouched, untainted.

Now Sharon had polluted it-in the worst possible way.

He couldn’t lash out physically, not when she was his legally wedded wife. Not when she had saved his life.

But the suffocating disgust wouldn’t go away.

He shot a glance at Hansel.

Hansel moved instantly.

He grabbed Sharon’s jaw and shoved the pills into her mouth.

“No! Don’t-Hansel, how dare you?! I’m Mrs. Luke! Mmph-!”

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She kicked and squirmed, but Hansel’s grip was merciless.

Before she could spit the pills out, he poured the entire glass of water into her mouth.

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