When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 86

Chapter 86 A Promise of Forever

Chapter 86 A Promise of Forever

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In love, it didn’t matter who fell first – what mattered was mutual affection and staying together in the end. That was the future Baron hoped for.

Hearing the way he changed the subject, Natalie could tell Baron didn’t want to talk about their past.

She couldn’t help but feel a little guilty.

How could she have forgotten someone like him?

It didn’t make sense.

Baron had a face anyone would remember

and that beauty mark near his eye was far too distinctive to overlook.

If he had truly appeared in her life before, there was no way she could’ve forgotten him.

But the truth was – she didn’t remember a single thing.

And if Baron really had been part of her past, it would certainly explain why he treated her so differently.

But what kind of history would compel him to risk his life charging into a burning building to save her?

Even though she’d been drifting in and out of consciousness lately, she’d still heard bits and pieces from Yvonne and the other nurses- stories of how hard Baron had worked to keep her alive.

That kind of desperate, reckless devotion reminded her all too much of herself five years ago, when she’d done the

same for Jensen.

Her heart suddenly clenched at the thought.

“Baron,” she asked abruptly, “do you… like me?”

Baron’s body tensed ever so slightly.

Then, all at once, he smiled.

It was a smile like sunlight breaking through the clouds- direct and radiant, cutting straight through to her heart.

“I thought I made it obvious. Yes, Natalie. I like you.”

His honesty made her heart pound.

Suspecting it was one thing-hearing it from him was something else entirely.

She quickly turned her face away.

“Sorry… I didn’t know.”

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Chapter 86 A Promise of Forever

“That’s okay. We’ve got decades ahead of us. I can wait until you have room for me in your heart.”

He said it with complete confidence.

Natalie had never met a man like him.

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She’d been with Jensen for five years, and even though he’d treated her well, he had never once told her he liked

her.

She’d always believed love didn’t need pretty words – but just now, when Baron said those three simple words, she finally understood.

Sometimes, love did need to be said out loud.

A smile slowly spread across her face, like a weight had lifted from her chest.

“If – and I mean if – I get a second chance at life, I’d be willing to try sharing the rest of it with you.”

“It would be an honor.”

Baron’s happiness was written all over his face.

And Natalie felt lighter, too.

Jensen’s betrayal had left her hurt, disappointed, even numb. But that didn’t mean every man in this world was heartless.

Everything Baron had done for her – she felt it in her bones.

Gratitude might not be love, but it could be the start of something real.

And besides… they had children together.

Thinking of Sean and Susie softened her expression.

“Did you bring the kids so I’d have something to hold onto? So I’d fight to stay alive?” she asked gently. “You didn’t need to. I’ll make it through this. No matter how painful it gets, I can take it. There are still debts I need to settle- with my own hands.”

Baron paused.

There were things Natalie would have to learn eventually.

He took a deep breath and said, “I brought them because you’re about to undergo skin graft surgery. The Witch Doctor said the best donor is a direct blood relative. I could donate, but there’s a higher chance your body would reject it.”

Natalie’s eyes widened in shock.

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