Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 176

Chapter 176 The Coffee Trap

Jensen’s POV

My hands were shaking from that a rand

looked at me

Why?

my to move could

I couldn’t afford to drown in the “why” yet.

I quickly ordered my remaining pack warriors to restrain the begga, who was going on the floor

As they dragged him into a corner, I pulled out my phone.

The Screen lit up instantly… the signal block had been lifted

My stomach dropped, a cold dread settling in my gut.

What oactly is Natalie’s connection with that mania I thought, my jaw tightening

The gnawing frustration was eating me alive, but I pushed it down.

I had a pack to save,

I immediately dialed Hansel.

“Where are you?” I barked.

“Alpha Jensen! The Goddess be praised, I finally got through!” Hansel sounded close to tears.

The background noise on his end was a cacophony of shouting and snarling

mim outside this Moonmilk Cafe, l’ve been trying to break the perionater for forty fries, but some And the Pack Elders Alpha Jensen, they’re all here. They’re beyond furious”

I had expected as mud.

The linars of the Highittang were like vultures, they lived for this moment

Tell the Liders I’ll explain this at the Council Hall later,” I said, my voice dropping into a low register

age force kept us back

“For now, they are to leave the premises if they insist on forcing their way into a private investigative scene tell them not to blame. Trio for being mini

Alphast this Pack

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Outside, the Elders grumbled, their voices bled through the walls.

One by one, the older wolves feltsilent and retreated back to the pack.

They would wait for the Council meeting, but for now, they knew better than to annoy me.

A few minutes later, Hansel was finally allowed inside.

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He burst into the lounge, his eyes widening as he took in the carnage of the room – the unconscious beggar, and Sharon, who was hastily pulling my jacket tighter around her frame.

Sharon used the chance to scramble to her feet, but when her eyes landed on the beggar, her face contorted.

A wave

st crossed her features. I watched her, and for the first time, I didn’t see a dying mate to be protected.

I saw

g to kill him!” Sharon shrieked.

a heavy crystal vase from a side table and hurled it at the beggar’s head, but I caught her wrist mid–swing

ared, the sound echoing off the high ceilings. “We’ll deal with this later. Put the vase down.”

er arm as if it were made of hot lead.

y, I felt filthy just being in the same room as her.

hought of ever having touched her made my skin crawl.

ron reached for my arm, her eyes welling with tears. “Jensen, please… I was set up! You saw how I was. I didn’t know what I was ing. How can you treat me like this?”

didn’t bother to explain.

I just turned to my Beta.

“Hansel, the reporters are already hunting for the barista Natalie mentioned. They’re like bloodhounds… Go follow them. Make sure our men get to her before the media tears her apart.”

“Understood,” Hansel said, turning on his heel.

At the mention of the barista, I saw Sharon stiffen.

A flicker of panic crossed her eyes.

‘She is afraid,‘ Cairn growled.

My wolf had been pacing in my mind since Natalie left, ‘She definitely did something‘

I watched Sharon closely.

She stared at me innocent

The reporters retur

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They hovered at the doorway, their cameras clicking as they captured the image of the “fallen” Luna.

I had no right to attack chase the reporters since we were on a Diamond territory where no Alpha has authority.

Hansel returned a moment later, his hand clamped firmly around the arm of a plain–faced woman in a barista’s apron.

She looked ordinary… the kind of person you’d never notice in a crowd.

“Alpha Jensen, I’ve brought her,” Hansel said, shoving her into the center of the room.

I looked at her, and my mind flashed back to the moment downstairs.

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I thought of the cup she had placed in front of Natalie. If Natalie hadn’t been on guard, this humiliation wouldn’t be Sharon’s.

It would be Natalie’s.

She would be the one on the floor and I would be the one caught in a drugged scandal with her, providing the Elders with the perfect excuse to strip me of my title for dishonoring the mate bond

The realization hit me like a physical blow.

Rage flared in my chest.

I didn’t think; I acted.

I lashed out with a vicious kick that caught the barista in the ribs, sending her sprawling against the mahogany table.

“Talk!” I snarled, stepping over her, my shadow looming large against the wall. “Who told you to drug the coffee? Who gave you the powder?”

The woman looked up, her lip bleeding, her eyes darting toward Sharon for a fraction of a second.

The silence in the room was absolute, the only sound was the frantic clicking of the cameras.

“I… I don’t know what you’re talking about,” the barista stammered, her voice trembling.

I grabbed her by the collar, hoisting her up until her toes barely touched the floor.