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Baron’s voice was still hoarse, his body tense. “Do you really think I’m fit to go out there like this? ”
Natalie’s face burned hotter. She must have been crazy, letting herself get swept up in his pull like that. Crazy, and yet… she couldn’t deny the truth. After that night they’d spent together, her body no longer knew how to push him away.
And they had children together. Maybe this was natural. Maybe it was allowed.
She cleared her throat, voice dropping to a mutter. “I don’t care–just go handle it.”
Her tone was stubborn, but Baron only found it endearing.
“Fine. Freshen yourself up. I’ll step out first.” He drew in a long breath, wrestled himself back under control, and finally opened the door.
“I heard you,” he growled through clenched teeth.
Susie blinked up at him, craning her neck to peer past his legs. “Daddy, what were you doing? Why’d it take so long to open the door? Where’s Mommy? I want Mommy!”
“She just had her stitches removed. She needs rest. You’re coming with me.”
Before Susie could wiggle further inside, Baron scooped her up by the collar and carried her
out.
Only when they were gone did Natalie throw off the blanket, gulping in air. Her skin was still fever–warm at the memory of his touch.
Dangerous. Baron’s beauty was a trap. She had things to do, goals to reclaim. Money to earn.
She pushed herself up, found
found pen and paper, and dared her right hand to draw. The first few lines trembled, but they held. Her chest filled with relief.
Her feelings toward Witch Doctor tangled into knots. Five years ago, the humiliation he’d inflicted was a wound she couldn’t forget. But now? He had given her back her hand, her face, her skin. A debt she couldn’t deny.
Maybe… maybe she could design something for him. A gesture of gratitude. Later, she’d ask Baron what that eccentric man might value.
For now, she opened her laptop. If she was to return as Sunny, it couldn’t be with the same
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style she’d created for Jensen and Luke Corp. She would tear that chapter apart and design anew–jewelry like a butterfly breaking its cocoon, fierce and radiant.
Ideas swirled as she sketched.
Meanwhile, Baron marched Susie down the hall. Shauna, trying to slip away, was called back sharply.
“Where’s Sean?”
“In his room, working through the last of the green powder detox.”
Baron nodded, dropped Susie into her arms. “Keep her with you. Don’t let her bother Natalie.”
Susie’s lips puckered into a pout. “Daddy’s mean! You get to be with Mommy, but I can’t? Not fair!”
“Because I’m not as noisy as you,” Baron said lazily.
“You bully me! I’ll tell Mommy!”
Her indignant squawks echoed as Shauna carried her off.
Baron’s mouth curved despite himself. The taste of Natalie still lingered. She hadn’t resisted. She’d wanted it, at least a little. Tonight, maybe, he wouldn’t have to sleep alone.
Whistling softly, he strolled into the reception room—only to pause.
“Mr. Stone?”
The visitor stood quickly. Flynn Stone, eldest son of the family who had donated skin for Natalie’s grafts.
“Mr. Gunn,” Flynn said, bowing his head slightly. “Forgive the intrusion, but I’ve come with a request.”
“Speak. For what your family gave my woman, anything within my power is yours.”
Flynn exhaled, some of the tension easing from his shoulders. “I heard you have ties to Witch Doctor. My mother–she’s fallen critically ill. A sudden coagulation disorder. The hospital suspects it’s linked to the skin donation. They said… only Witch Doctor might know how to handle it. And since he performed the grafts, I came here hoping you could persuade him to
see her.”
Baron’s eyes narrowed. He had expected complications, but hearing it aloud still set his jaw
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“Very well. I’ll handle it,” he said finally. “But Witch Doctor isn’t available on a whim. When I secure his time, you’ll be notified.”
He didn’t let his expression shift, didn’t reveal the truth behind the mask. For now, Flynn didn’t need to know that Witch Doctor stood right before him.