When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 83

Chapter 83 Children by Her Side

Chapter 83 Children by Her Side

Had his eyes deceived him?

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Baron almost reached for Natalie’s hand, but the sight of her inflamed, broken skin stopped him cold. He clenched his fist, then loosened it, calling the twins closer instead.

“Come,” he said softly. “Introduce yourselves to your mommy. She doesn’t know you exist yet.”

Susie hesitated, nervous now that the moment was here.

Sean stepped forward without pause. Standing by Natalie’s bedside, he spoke clearly: “Mommy, my name is Sean. Daddy gave me this name, but I don’t like it. The meaning’s terrible. When you wake up, can you give me a new one?”

“Sean!”

Baron’s face darkened. He’d expected a tender, heart-wrenching speech to move Natalie even in her sleep. Instead, the boy’s first words were to complain about the name he’d chosen.

But strangely enough, the heaviness in the room eased a little.

Susie, emboldened, took her turn. “Mommy, my name is Susie. I don’t know why Daddy picked it, but I like it. Do you like it too?”

Baron’s chest warmed. A daughter was indeed the softest armor a man could have. He cast Sean a side-eye.

Sean ignored him, eyes fixed on Natalie’s face. “Mommy… I’m four years old already. You missed all my birthdays. This year, will you celebrate with me and Susie together?”

Baron’s heart twisted.

Natalie drifted in her fever, caught between awareness and the void. Sometimes she could hear voices; sometimes she could not. But she always felt safe here, because Baron was near.

Last night, she had lost even that faint sense of him. Panic pressed at her chest, but her body refused to obey.

She thought she would remain in that emptiness forever-until two bright, childish voices pierced the haze.

Mommy.

Someone was calling her Mommy.

The word warmed her chest, melted something frozen inside her.

Sean…? Baron’s son?

Had Baron married? Then why… why did he still cling to her?

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Chapter 83 Children by Her Side

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Confusion clouded her fevered mind.

Then another voice came, soft and sweet as a bell. A little girl’s voice, tender, sticky-sweet. Natalie longed to open her eyes, to see the child’s face, but her body betrayed her.

The children talked and talked, pouring their hearts out. Natalie heard every word, yet her eyes would not open.

At last, Baron called an end. “Enough for now. Rest two days. In that time, I’ll stabilize your mommy. Then… we may need you.”

His voice was firm. Cruel, even. But it was the only way.

Sean had known all along why they’d come; his face showed no surprise. Susie, still too young, nodded earnestly

anyway.

The children were led away.

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