Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 239

Ganie

Chapter 239 The Alpha’s Game

Baron’s POV

After a little playful back–and–forth on the phone with Natalie, I hung up.

A ghost of a smile lingered on my face.

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Loretta Luke had tried to stain my mate’s dignity; it was only fair I stained her entire existence with the very thing she used as a weapon.

The door to my study creaked open.

Josh walked in, his face a mask of annoyance.

He had been coordinating the lockdown on the docks, ensuring Terry had nowhere to run.

“Alpha Baron,” Josh began, clearing his throat. “I know your focus is currently on the Stone family’s security and the search for the Boss behind the kidnapping, but did you forget you’re still the Alpha of the Blackridge Pack? You’ve ignored three memos this morning”

I leaned back in my leather chair, tapping a rhythm on the desk.

“The pack can wait… I have a wife to protect and two pups who need to know their father is the predator of this territory.”

Josh was used to my priorities.

He stepped forward and placed a heavy, cream–colored invitation on my desk.

The cardstock was embossed with gold – the Nightfang Pack seal.

“There’s a pack gala in three days. The South’s elite are calling it the ‘Rebirth Gala.‘ You have to attend, Alpha. It’s tied directly to our next phase of development for the Northern trade routes. The Blackridge Pack needs to show its face to stabilize the market after the amusement park incident. Oh, and one more thing…”

Josh paused, a sharp glint in his eye. “The Alpha of Nightfang Pack – Jensen will be there. He’s the host.”

I was about to refuse when another operative stepped into the room, holding a tablet.

“Alpha Baron, a report from our digital team in the South. It seems Jensen is digging into you. He’s tasked his Beta, Hansel, with tracing your lineage. They’re looking for a connection between you and the Stone family’s sudden resurgence.”

My lips curved into a mocking smile.

Jensen was finally looking at me.

He was finally realizing that the man standing beside Natalie wasn’t just a bodyguard or a passing distraction.

“Fine,” I said, my voice dropping into a dark register. “I’ll go to the gala in three days… I’ve spent too long playing the silent observer. If Jensen wants to dig, let’s give him something to find.”

Natalie’s POV

12:51 pm

Chapter 239 The Alpha’s Ganie

After hanging up with Baron, I felt a strange, bubbling sense of lightheartedness that I hadn’t felt in years.

I didn’t give the matter of Loretta another thought…

I knew Baron’s methods; if he was behind it, the trail would be dead ends.

Jensen would spend his days screaming at his tech teams, and he would find nothing.

Still, the image of Loretta being shoved into a coffee bucket was vivid in my mind.

Nyx let out a satisfied purr.

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That old woman had probably never endured a single day of genuine hardship in her life, yet she had looked down on me for years as if I were dirt beneath her designer heels.

Only Baron would come up with something like that.

He didn’t just protect me; he avenged me in ways that made me feel cherished rather than just shielded.

Though his method was undeniably childish, the fact that he had stood up for me so decisively warmed my heart.

It was a stark contrast to the five years I spent with Jensen, where I was constantly told to be the bigger person and ignore the slights for the sake of the pack’s image.

That thought pulled up another memory – Sharon’s wolf.

I looked at my own hands, flexed them, and remembered the searing pain of the warehouse fire, and before that, the way Sharon had tried to ruin my career by muting my soul.

I had only recently learned through the grapevine that not long after Sharon had tried to destroy me, someone had muted her wolf

too.

Jensen had even gone to the black market, desperate to save his Luna, and begged the legendary Witch Doctor to restore Sharon’s wolf.

But the Witch Doctor had refused, citing a lack of interest in restoring what was meant to be gone.

I leaned back, a realization dawning on me.

I was convinced now that that had been Baron’s work too.

He had a strong connection with the Witch Doctor.

If not for the coffee incident, I might never have considered it, but now I saw the pattern.

When the kids had gone missing and I’d gone to the hospital to beat Sharon myself, I’d seen how she reacted.

Sharon had always had pride and would have defended herself if she had her wolf.

I picked up my phone, my thumb scrolling through high–end shopping sites.

I wanted to buy Baron a gift

Something that said thank you for being the monster I needed.

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12:52 pm

Chapter 239 The Alpha’s Ganje

But what could I buy for a man who seemed to lack nothing?

I frowned, torn.

A watch? No, he had a collection..

A new car? Unnecessary.

At that moment, a message from Renee pinged on my screen, breaking my train of thought

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“Nata ie, our first transcription for the ‘Winter Wolf‘ series is ready. Take a look at the prototype draft. If you think it works, we can start teasing it on Wolvesbond and the Stone Group’s online portal. The hype is already building.”

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