Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 302

Chapter 302 The Broken Sovereign

Chapter 302 The Broken Sovereign

Jensen’s POV

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The low growl of the departing vehicle faced slowly into the wet evening air.

I stood motionless in the narrow alley across from the design district, half–hidden beneath the shadow of a flickering neon sign while cold mist drifted lazily between the buildings.

Natalie never saw me.

Not when she stepped out of the studio carrying those portfolios against her chest.

Not when that young assistant hurried to open the car door for her.

Not when she smiled.

That smile nearly destroyed me.

My fingers curled tighter inside the pockets of my coat until my nails bit in.

my palms hard enough to draw blood.

The sharp sting grounded me just enough to stop the storm clawing through my chest from erupting completely

Because the woman who had walked out of that building tonight was not the Natalie I once knew.

No.

That timid girl no longer existed.

She was gone.

What remained now was someone radiant.

Someone untouchable.

The city lights had caught in her bright hair as she crossed the sidewalk, illuminating the sharp confidence in her posture.

Even the way she carried her sketch case had changed.

There was certainty in her movements now.

She looked like a woman who had finally remembered her own worth.

And the realization hollowed something out inside my ribs with surgical precision.

I leaned my head back against the damp brick wall and shut my eyes briefly, but it only made things worse.

A bitter laugh escaped my throat, rough and broken.

The truth was humiliating.

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I had spent five years searching everywhere else for brilliance while the brightest thing in my world had been sitting quietly beside

me the entire time.

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And Thad thrown her away.

For Sharon.

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The very name tasted rotten now.

I pushed myself off the wall and/crossed the alley in slow, heavy steps before climbing into the driver’s seat of my sedan.

I gripped the steering wheel but didn’t start the engine immediately.

My reflection stared back at me faintly through the dark windshield.

I looked terrible.

My tie hung loose around my throat.

My hair was disheveled from dragging frustrated hands through it all day.

Even my eyes looked unfamiliar.

Bloodshot.

For a long moment, I simply sat there listening to the rain strike the roof of the car.

Then I finally started the engine and drove.

I didn’t return to the Nightfang estate.

I couldn’t.

The elders were already circling like vultures after the corporation scandal.

One glance at my face tonight and they would scent weakness immediately.

I refused to let them see me like this.

So instead, I drove toward the neutral district.

The bar sat tucked between two aging buildings near the old commercial sector, hidden beneath dim amber signage and years of cigarette smoke.

It was the kind of place powerful men visited when they wanted to disappear for a few hours.

I chose a booth in the far corner and ordered the strongest liquor they carried.

Then another.

Then another.

By the time Felix arrived after receiving my message, the entire table was littered with half–empty glasses and the bitter scent of alcohol clung heavily to the air around me.

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And Thad thrown her away.

For Sharon.

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The very name tasted rotten now.

I pushed myself off the wall and crossed the alley in slow, heavy steps before climbing into the driver’s seat of my sedan.

I gripped the steering wheel but didn’t start the engine immediately.

My reflection stared back at me faintly through the dark windshield.

I looked terrible.

My tie hung loose around my throat.

My hair was disheveled from dragging frustrated hands through it all day.

Even my eyes looked unfamiliar.

Bloodshot.

For a long moment, I simply sat there listening to the rain strike the roof of the car.

Then I finally started the engine and drove.

I didn’t return to the Nightfang estate.

I couldn’t.

The elders were already circling like vultures after the corporation scandal.

One glance at my face tonight and they would scent weakness immediately.

I refused to let them see me like this.

So instead, I drove toward the neutral district.

The bar sat tucked between two aging buildings near the old commercial sector, hidden beneath dim amber signage and years of cigarette smoke.

It was the kind of place powerful men visited when they wanted to disappear for a few hours.

I chose a booth in the far corner and ordered the strongest liquor they carried.

Then another.

Then another.

By the time Felix arrived after receiving my message, the entire table was littered with half–empty glasses and the bitter scent of alcohol clung heavily to the air around me.

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Felix stopped dead the moment he saw my condition.

His brows pulled together sharply as he crossed the room toward the booth.

“Jensen,” he muttered under his breath, sliding into the seat across from me. “What the hell happened to you?”

I ignored the question and reached for the bottle again.

Felix grabbed it before I could pour another glass.

“Enough.”

His tone hardened instantly.

“You smell like you’ve been drowning yourself for hours.”

I laughed quietly and leaned back against the leather booth, staring at the ceiling lights above us.

“Maybe I have.”

Felix studied me carefully, concern gradually overtaking the irritation in his expression.

“The corporation situation?” he asked after a moment. “I heard the elders has been going insane after the Accord report.”

I let out another dry laugh.

Even now, everyone still assumed my breaking point was the pack.

Not Natalie.

Never Natalie.

“It’s not the pack,” I muttered hoarsely.

Felix frowned.

“Then what?”

Trubbed a hand over my face slowly before answering.

“The pack’s stable enough. I still hold back the Accord. The elders can scream all they want.”

My voice lowered.

“And Sharon is gone.”

Felix blinked.

“What?”

“I finalized the bond dissolving this morning.

For a second, he simply stared at me.

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Utter disbelief spread slowly across his face.

*You divorced Sharon? be repeated slowly, like he genuinely thought he’d misheard me. “You?”

I tipped back another mouthful of liquor

“Yes.”

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“But you practically destroyed your relationship with Natalie to marry her in the first place.”

The mention of Natalie’s name hit like a physical blow.

My jaw tightened instantly.

Felix exhaled heavily and leaned forward against the table.

“Jensen… what exactly is going on inside your head right now?”

I stared blankly at the amber liquid swirling inside my glass.

For several seconds, neither of us spoke.

Then finally, quietly, I answered.

“I saw Natalie tonight.”

Felix froze.

“She walked out of her design studio.”

My throat tightened painfully around the next words.

“She looked happy.”

Silence settled heavily between us.

I laughed again, but the sound came out fractured this time.

“Do you know what the worst part is?” I whispered. “She doesn’t even look at me anymore.”

Felix’s expression shifted subtly.

“I used to think she’d never leave,” I admitted quietly. “No matter what I did… no matter how cold I became… she always stayed.”

“Felix…” My voice cracked slightly. “Do you know what she did for me?”

He didn’t answer.

I leaned forward abruptly, gripping the edge of the table hard enough to rattle the glasses.

“She gave me everything.”

My chest tightened violently.

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Utter disbelief spread slowly across his face.

“You divorced Sharon?” be repeated slowly, like he genuinely thought he’d misheard me. “You?”

I tipped back another mouthful of liquor

“Yes.”

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“But you practically destroyed your relationship with Natalie to marry her in the first place.”

The mention of Natalie’s name hit like a physical blow.

My jaw tightened instantly.

Felix exhaled heavily and leaned forward against the table.

“Jensen… what exactly is going on inside your head right now?”

I stared blankly at the amber liquid swirling inside my glass.

For several seconds, neither of us spoke.

Then finally, quietly, I answered.

“I saw Natalie tonight.”

Felix froze.

“She walked out of her design studio.”

My throat tightened painfully around the next words.

“She looked happy.”

Silence settled heavily between us.

I laughed again, but the sound came out fractured this time.

“Do you know what the worst part is?” I whispered. “She doesn’t even look at me anymore.”

Felix’s expression shifted subtly.

“I used to think she’d never leave,” I admitted quietly. “No matter what I did… no matter how cold I became… she always stayed.”

“Felix…” My voice cracked slightly. “Do you know what she did for me?”

He didn’t answer.

I leaned forward abruptly, gripping the edge of the table hard enough to rattle the glasses.

“She gave me everything”

My chest tightened violently.

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She searched half the country for specialists when my health collapsed. She signed impossible contracts just to keep me alive. She handed over her designs without taking credit because she wanted my pack to survive.”

I swallowed harshly.

“And I repaid her by marrying Sharon.”

The words tasted like acid.

Felix shut his eyes briefly.

“I warned you,” he said quietly.

I flinched.

Because he had.

Ancestors, he had warned me so many times.

“Natalie loved you more than herself,” Felix continued grimly. “Everyone could see it except you.”

I gritted my teeth hard enough for pain to shoot through my jaw.

“She still cares.”

Felix looked at me carefully.

I latched onto that tiny flicker immediately like a drowning man reaching for driftwood.

“She has to,” I said desperately. “Five years doesn’t just disappear.”

My breathing grew uneven.

“She hates me now, right? That means something. Hate means she still feels something.”