Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 291

Chapter 291 The Open Road

Chapter 291 The Open Road

Natalie’s POV

The gravel under my shoes softened as we moved deeper along the unpaved country road.

Crack… Crunch… Step.

Behind us, the villa was already becoming distant.

But out here…

It was quieter.

My fingers loosened slightly at my side as I walked, though the memory of my heel striking Baron’s foot sie hingered memory.

A small imprint of earlier rage and embarrassment.

My cheeks still carried warmth.

Nyx, deep inside me, had already settled.

Tonight, standing in this open air with Baron beside me… I could feel the difference more sharply than ever

Baron hadn’t spoken since we left the villa road.

Which was suspicious in its own way.

For a man like Baron, the silence felt like him holding his breath on purpose.

Then I felt it.

He moved closer to my left side.

Careful.

Just… intentional enough that it could pretend to be accidental if questioned later.

Then his fingers brushed mine.

I glanced down at it briefly.

Didn’t react.

So he tried again.

This time, his hand gently folded around mine.

Careful.

Like he was afraid the moment might break if held too tightly.

Chapter 291 The Open Road

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Talmost smiled.

Almost.

A breeze passed through us then the scent mixed with earth and night air, wrapping around everything in a strange, calming haze

Baron’s shoulders loosened slightly.

His grip steadied.

And then, without looking at me, he spoke.

“When I was a pup,” he said slowly, voice low and rough in a way, “my mother told me something”

I turned my head slightly toward him.

He wasn’t looking at me.

Just forward.

Like the road was safer than my reaction.

“She said there is a law of the road,” he continued. “If you meet a female who is willing to walk with you in the dark… you don’t let her go.”

The words settled into the air between us.

Strange in how direct they were.

“She said,” he added after a pause, “if she chooses to walk beside you when there is nothing to gain… no status, no benefit, no advantage… then that is the only real proof she belongs in your world.”

I blinked once.

Then looked at him properly.

“Why did she tell you that?” I asked quietly. “What was she trying to teach you?”

His thumb tightened slightly against my knuckles.

“She said people reveal their truth in what costs them nothing,” he answered. “If they can’t even share a walk in the dark….then they will never stand with you when the world becomes expensive.”

That landed differently.

Nyx shifted inside me.

And suddenly, I wasn’t on a country road anymore.

I exhaled slowly.

Then tightened my fingers around Baron’s hand without thinking.

“Your mother was very wise,” I said softly.

Chapter 291 The Open Road

The words felt honest in a way that didn’t require effort.

“She understood people better than most council elders ever will.”

Baron let out a quiet breath.

“She was,” he said after a pause. “But she didn’t have easy luck with men.”

His voice shifted slightly.

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“My mother spent most of her life inside the senior den systems,” he continued. “Surrounded by politics, betrayal, and constant pressure from the elder faction. She used to say the only thing that kept her steady was having me nearby”

He paused again.

Longer this time.

“But in the end… during the purge… I wasn’t strong enough to protect her.”

The air changed.

“My wolf was still too young,” he said quietly. “Her core failed before I could secure her place in the pack structure.”

Silence followed.

My chest tightened.

I slowed my steps slightly.

Then turned my face toward him.

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“When things are calmer,” I said gently, “take me to her resting grounds.”

He stopped walking.

Immediately.

Like the sentence had physically interrupted his circulation.

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