Chapter 34 A Bond in Blood


    How useless she was.


    When Sharon hurt her, she hadn’t been able to save herself.


    And now she was dragging Baron down with her.


    Living like this felt worse than dying.


    But then she remembered Jensen’s betrayal, Sharon’s cruelty-how could she be willing to just die like that?


    Natalie’s heart was a tangled storm.


    Outside, things were chaotic, and Yvonne grew worried.


    “Ms. Summers, stay here. I’ll go take a quick look. Don’t move around.”


    “Alright.”


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    She felt like nothing more than dead weight now. If she couldn’t help them, then at the very least she shouldn’t be their burden.


    After Yvonne left, the only sounds in the safe room were the faint clinks of ss as the doctors worked with their medicines.


    Natalie was exhausted, but she refused to sleep. The pain of her burns scorched through every inch of he body, making rest impossible.


    To distract herself, she turned to look at Baron.


    He was strikingly handsome.


    She had never seen a man like him before.


    Jensen was handsome too, but in a different way.


    Baron’s allure wasn’t just in his features-it was in the noble sharpness of his bearing, a dangerous aura o power and violence that drew people in even as it warned them to stay away.


    Natalie slowly lifted her hand.


    She realized she could just barely hook her finger around his.


    With her pinky wrapped gently around his, she whispered, “Baron, I’m already awake. How long do you n on sleeping?”


    But Baron gave no response.


    Just then, Shauna rushed inside.


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    When she saw Natalie awake, she blurted out, “Ms. Summers, I want to borrow some of your blood, may 1?”


    Natalie thought she’d misheard. “You want to borrow what?”


    “Blood! Your blood!”


    Shauna’s eyes shone with urgency.


    “Ms. Summers, you may not realize it, but your blood can help Mr. Gunn. Don’t worry, I won’t take much -just a little. It won’t hurt you.”


    Natalie frowned in confusion.


    She and Baron had never shared any connection. Why would her blood help him?


    Yet Shauna’s expression was too serious to be a lie.


    Baron had saved her life, risked everything for her. If he wanted her blood-or even her life-she would give it without hesitation.


    As for the reason, she decided she would wait until Baron woke up to ask.


    “Alright. What do I need to do?”


    Her ready agreement nearly brought Shauna to tears.


    “You don’t need to do anything. Doctor! Draw some blood from Ms. Summers and prepare the medicine using the form Mr. Gunn left. Hurry!”


    Shauna’s words carried weight.


    The doctors quickly moved to take blood.


    It wasn’t much, but with Natalie’s body so badly burned, finding a ce for the needle took some time.


    Natalie could feel their cautious care.


    Was this because of Baron’s orders?


    Since meeting Jensen at eighteen, she had ignored all other men, even going out of her way to avoid them. Only now did she realize-there were men besides Jensen worth knowing.


    Noticing how Natalie’s gaze never left Baron, Shauna said softly, “Ms. Summers, your body is still very weak. Please rest now. This ce is safe. No one can get in. Mr. Gunn will be fine. Who knows-maybe when you wake, he’ll be awake too.”


    “Alright.”


    Natalie was truly exhausted.


    Her body, scorched by the mes, felt unbearably fragile.


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    Though everything here was unfamiliar, there was something about Shauna and Yvonne that gave her a


    sense of peace.


    Or maybe it was because of Baron.


    The man who had pulled her from the fire-he was someone she could trust.


    When Natalie’s breathing finally evened out, Shauna turned to the doctors.


    “Well? Any progress?”


    “Shauna, Ms. Summers’s blood really does work against the poison. We’re making breakthroughs.”


    The doctors’ voices trembled with both shock and excitement.


    Shauna wasn’t surprised.


    Five years ago, when Jensen had begged Baron to save him, it was because Baron had discovered Natalie’s blood held something unique that he agreed.


    But why had Mr. Gunn needed that from her back then?


    Shauna couldn’t figure it out.


    She only knew Baron had always treated Natalie differently. Even five years ago.


    Since she couldn’t untangle it, she stopped trying.


    Following her instructions, the doctors soon developed the antidote.


    Shauna fed it to Baron herself.


    By the time Finn and Yvonne came back, the turmoil outside had been calmed.


    They entered to find Baron’s face already looking less pale, hisplexion warmer. He hadn’t woken yet, but it was clear he was better than before.