When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 84

Chapter 84 Dreams and Truths

Chapter 84 Dreams and Truths

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Finn left with a dark look, Shauna’s warning still ringing in his ears. Not long after, Yvonne came to the laboratory door. She raised her hand, wanting to knock, but hesitation held her back. If she disturbed Baron while he worked, she might pay for it dearly. So she waited quietly outside.

Inside the sterile room, Natalie stirred awake.

The first rush of awareness was pain-burning, gnawing, suffocating pain. A cry slipped from her lips before she clenched her jaw against it. Would this torment never end? The fire had faded long ago, yet it still consumed her.

Blinking, she searched the room. Empty. No children, no soft voices.

She let out a breathy laugh, thin and brittle. She must have gone mad-imagining children in this place, calling her “Mommy.” Absurd. She and Baron had only just crossed that line; there could never be children between them so

soon.

And yet… the voices had felt so real. Clear enough to linger in her ears, warm enough to lodge in her heart.

Her mind flicked back to five years ago, to the bargain she had struck with the Witch Doctor. He had demanded her most precious thing. She’d thought her heart would shatter when she realized what he meant-her eggs.

The memory still made her stomach twist.

Could it be? Could those children she dreamed of be real-created from what had been taken from her?

But then why would they bear the surname Gunn?

The thought tangled her mind. Witch Doctor… Baron… she could not make the pieces connect. Her own suspicion felt laughable, yet it refused to leave.

When the door opened and Baron entered, she was staring at the ceiling, caught in the whirl of impossible thoughts.

“What are you thinking about?” His voice, low and familiar, broke through her haze.

She turned her head, a faint smile on her ruined face. “A ridiculous dream. I woke up analyzing whether it could be real, and now I feel silly for it.”

Baron stilled. “A dream? Tell me.”

“You want to hear it?”

“Of course.”

Talking dulled the edge of her pain, and she welcomed the chance. Baron was rarely at her side when she woke.

“I dreamed…” her eyes brightened, sparking like stars against the shadows of her face, “that two adorable children

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Chapter 84 Dreams and Truths

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were calling me Mommy. They were so sweet, so lively. When they called me, I felt as if my heart melted. It was wonderful. But that’s impossible, isn’t it? I’m a single woman. How could I have children? So isn’t that the most absurd dream you’ve ever heard?”

She laughed softly and looked at him, expecting a teasing remark, a shake of the head.

But Baron only stared, silent, gaze heavy and unreadable.

Her pulse skipped. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

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