Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 288

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Baron’s POV

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One second earlier, I had still been standing there with her right under me, the next, Natalie’s quiet sentence about sleeping in separate rooms shattered my dignity so thoroughly that even Raze looked spiritually wounded.

I stood frozen beside the leather couch, still holding the empty porcelain cup in one hand while my mate calmly sentenced me to exile.

Natalie, meanwhile, looked entirely unmoved by the destruction she had caused.

She sat back against the cushions with elegant composure, her golden eyes flicking over my expression for the briefest second.

I caught the tiny twitch at the corner of her lips before she buried it beneath that cold calm she wore so naturally.

That woman was absolu

“I’m staying in the

“The childr

ng this.

ith the twins tonight,” she said smoothly, crossing one leg over the other.

g, and their senses are more reactive in unfamiliar territory. I need to focus on securing their

environm

The

mine.

ike a warhammer straight to my spine.

ecoiled in horror.

cally slammed himself against the walls of my subconscious with a growl of betrayal. ‘The brother? What have you

e,” I started carefully, my voice lowering into cautious negotiation. “Sweetheart, I genuinely feel like this punishment might ghtly disproportionate to the crime.”

r brows lifted faintly.

“Oh?” she asked. “Then perhaps you shoul

“That was an affectionate t

“That was shameless

“That was roman

that before pinning me to the couch like a territorial criminal.”

“That was not

ened

he had already risen from the couch.

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Then she walked away.

Just like that.

Her heels clicked steadily against the ironwood floorboards while I remained standing there in complete disbelief, watching the woman who held my entire nervous system hostage disappear up the upper corridor without a single trace of merry.

The second her shadow vanished beyond the landing, the entire lodge suddenly felt cold.

Raze let out the most pitiful sound I had ever heard from an Alpha wolf.

“What exactly just happened?” I muttered under my breath.

Two minutes ago, she had been blushing under me on the couch.

Two minutes ago, she had admitted I looked handsome while jealous.

Two minutes ago, she had practically melted when I kissed her.

Now I was being reassigned to Flynn.

The board made absolutely no sense.

I dragged a rough hand down my face before immediately pulling my phone from my inner coat pocket.

My fingers moved across the screen with alarming urgency as I opened a priority contact line.

If there was anyone unfortunate enough to help me decode female logic at this hour of the night, it was Anthony.

The call connected through the Northern registry headquarters almost instantly.

I didn’t even bother with greetings.

[“Why did my fated mate suddenly banish me from our sleeping quarters?“]

I typed furiously.

[“She has explicitly forbidden me from sharing her bed tonight. This is an operational emergency. Respond immediately.“]

Several long seconds passed.

His reply finally came through.

[“Alpha Baron… with all due respect to your bloodline, do you honestly think I’m the correct person to ask for mating advice?“}

I stared at the screen.

Another message followed immediately after.

[“I’m mateless.“]

The bitterness radiating from those two words nearly leaked through the terminal.

[“My wolf doesn’t even have a female scent marker. I manage your logistics and prevent economic collapse… I do not analyze why 7

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wometrare angry “T

I frowned.

Fair point.

Still unhelpful.

I shot back another message without even a shred of sympathy.

[“Right. I forgot your roster is completely empty.“)

Then, before he could respond, I immediately cut the connection.

Without hesitation, I opened a secondary encrypted line directly to Shauna.

Unlike Anthony, Shauna actually possessed functioning social instincts.

The connection opened within seconds.

I typed quickly.

[“Natalie has exiled me from the master bedroom… Analyze the situation immediately.”]

The response took suspiciously long.

Then finally:

[“…“]

Another pause.

Then:

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[“You’re joking.“]

[“I’m absolutely serious.“]

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Several more seconds passed before her next reply arrived.

[“What exactly did you do?“]

I frowned harder.

What did I do?

Technically speaking, I had behaved exceptionally well tonight.

I defended my mate’s honor.

I eliminated Jensen’s access to her frequency.

I offered her water.

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tever stopped myself from deepening the kiss because Flynn and the children were nearby.

From my perspective, that demonstrated remarkable self–restraint.

Still, I reluctantly sent her the full report.

Texplained Jensen’s messages.

I explained the couch incident.

ex

Natalie calling me handsome.

*

ed the kiss.

led kiss.

Shauna finished reading the transcript, the typing indicator vanished entirely.

e line abruptly disconnected.

nked.

full ten seconds passed before the connection reopened.

When her next message arrived, it was obvious she had been laughing.

Hard.

[“Alpha Baron… I genuinely cannot breathe right now.“]

My eye twitched.

[“Answer the question.“]

Another pause.

Then:

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[“You pinned your fated mate to the couch, made her blush until her system overheated, kissed her once like some tragic romance protagonist…“]

Another typing d

[“…and

I st

an be slow sometimes… the issue might be that your kiss was entirely unsatisfying“]

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The corridor fell silent around

Raze slowly lifted his head inside my subconscious.

[“…What?“]

Shauna, unfortunately, continued.

[“Think about it logically.”]

[“The young lady was already emotionally overwhelmed.“]

[“You triggered the mate bond.“]

[“You pinned her down.“]

[“You kissed her.“]

[“Then you abandoned the entire atmosphere halfway through and returned holding hydration.]

My jaw tightened.

When she phrased it like that…

No.

Surely not.

Another message flashed.

[“You basically lit the fire and then walked away carrying a kettle.“]

1 shut my eyes.

Somewhere deep inside my ribcage, Raze made the slow, horrifying realization before I did.

Natalie hadn’t exiled me because she hated the kiss.

She exiled me because the kiss was too short.

The realization hit my nervous system again.

I replayed the scene instantly.