Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 326

Chapter 326 You Did Well

Chapter 326 You Did Well

Natalie’s POV

The academy’s administrative block always looked the same from the outside.

But that morning, as we walked toward the entrance, I could already feel the difference.

Nyx shifted beneath my ribs, not restless, but aware.

‘This isn’t about the children,’ she murmured softly.

‘I know,‘ I replied internally.

Baron didn’t say a word as we approached. He rarely did before a confrontation.

The doors opened before we reached them.

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Inside, the administrative chamber stretched wide and formal, long mahogany tables lined the center. Traditional northern crests were mounted along the walls, each one polished like it still had power.

At the head of the room sat Headmaster Vance.

To his right, Lady Vanessa.

And beside her, her son Finn… carefully positioned, carefully presented, as though bruising made him more credible than accountable.

The moment I saw her expression, I already understood this meeting had not been called for discussion.

It had been called for judgment.

Vanessa didn’t wait for formalities. Her voice cut through the room the moment we stepped fully inside.

“My son was assaulted.”

No greeting… No acknowledgment.

Only accusation.

The headmaster shifted uncomfortably, clearly trying to maintain neutrality, but neutrality always leaned toward whoever had more influence in rooms like this.

Baron walked in behind me.

And the temperature of the room changed in a way no one could pretend not to notice.

Just enough for everyone to register that something heavier had entered the space with us.

He didn’t speak immediately… he never did when it wasn’t necessary. Instead, he crossed the room and took his seat beside me with a calmness that made the tension in the air feel slightly misplaced.

Vanessa’s eyes followed him briefly, then returned to me with sharpened focus.

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My son was physically attacked by your daughter,” she repeated, slower this time, as if repetition made it more absolute.

I met her gaze evenly.

“And what led to that moment?”

Her expression tightened.

“That is irrelevant.”

“It’s everything,” I said quietly.

A pause followed.

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The headmaster cleared his throat, finally stepping in as if he had remembered his role.

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“There was an incident in the transition corridor,” he said carefully. “We reviewed preliminary reports… It appears there was a physical altercation between students.”

Vanessa immediately leaned forward.

“My son was targeted… Cornered and attacked without justification.”

Her hand tightened around Finn’s shoulder as if that alone could anchor the narrative.

I turned slightly toward the headmaster.

“Show the recording”

A brief hesitation.

Then the central screen behind them activated.

The footage appeared.

Hallway and the students.

And then Finn.

He stepped into Susie’s path.

Then another boy joined him.

Then a third.

The corridor narrowed without walls moving.

Susie stopped… Looked up.

And said something that didn’t carry through the audio.

But I didn’t need it.

I already knew the tone.

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Finn reached for her braid.

The moment his hand crossed her personal space, everything shifted.

Susie pushed him back.

Hard enough that he hit the desk behind him.

The recording ended shortly after.

Silence filled the chamber.

Vanessa exhaled sharply.

“There,” she said immediately. “Assault confirmed.”

One of the board members shifted in his seat.

“From the footage, it appears your son initiated physical contact first.”

Vanessa turned on him instantly.

“He was playing.

“That is not what we observed,” another voice added.

The room was beginning to split.

I could feel Nyx watching the room carefully now, not reacting, just assessing.

Baron finally spoke.

1“My daughter was blocked in a corridor by three students,” he said calmly.

He didn’t look at Vanessa while speaking.

He didn’t need to.

“One attempted physical contact. Another reinforced the obstruction. The third contributed to verbal provocation.”

A pause.

Then, quieter:

“She responded appropriately for her age and environment.”

Vanessa let out a short, disbelieving laugh.

“Appropriately? She threw my son into a desk.”

Baron finally turned his head toward her.

Just slightly.

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And that smalt movement was enough to erase whatever confidence she had left in her tone.

“Your son created the situation, he said simply.

The headmaster rubbed his forehead, visibly caught between institutional pressure and something far more uncomfortable

reality.

“Both children are part of elite lineage programs,” he began carefully. “Any disciplinary action must consider the wider implications of their families‘ standing within the academy’s governance structure.”

Vanessa seized on that immediately.

“Our family has supported this institution for decades. We are foundational contributors to its northern charter.”

The implication was clear.

Power should decide outcome.

Not truth.

Not footage.

Not context.

Just history.

I leaned forward slightly.

“Then perhaps your history is the problem.”

Vanessa’s eyes snapped to me.

Before she could respond, Baron placed a small black data card on the table.

No announcement.

No buildup.

Just placement.

The headmaster hesitated before activating it.

The screen shifted.

Financial records, governance logs, endowment distributions, pack voting influence.

Vanessa’s family name appeared repeatedly.

The headmaster’s face changed as he read.

“What… is this?” he asked slowly

Baron remained seated.

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Your institution has been structurally influenced through layered financial dependency loops from packs for the past eleven years,” he said evenly. “Mast of which were routed through external holding networks tied to Vanessa’s pack.”

The room went still.

Vanessa straightened sharply.

“That is not-”

“It is documented,” Baron interrupted calmly.

He continued.

“I did not come here to negotiate discipline.”

A pause.

“I came to ensure my daughter is not punished for refusing to accept harassment.”

The headmaster swallowed hard.

For the first time, he wasn’t looking at Vanessa.

He was looking at the data and realizing what it meant.

Vanessa stood abruptly.

“This is an attack on our standing.”

“No,” I said quietly.

All eyes shifted to me.

“This is consequence.”

The word landed differently than anything else in the room.

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Vanessa looked between us, her composure fracturing in small increments now.

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“You cannot simply override academy governance.”

Baron rose from his seat.

“I am not overriding it,” he said calmly.

“I am revealing it.”

Silence followed.

The headmaster leaned back slowly, exhaling like the weight of the room had finally settled in full.

Vanessa looked at Finn.

Then at the exit.

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Then back at us.

And for the first time, he confidence.failed.

She gathered her son without another word.

When the door closed behind them, the room remaned still for several seconds longer than necessary.

The headmaster finally spoke again, voice quieter now.

“Susie Stone’s record will be cleared of all disciplinary flags.”

A pause.

“Immediately.”

Baron gave a single nod.

That was all.

Outside, the morning fog still clung to the academy grounds as we stepped out of the administrative block. The world beyond the stone walls hadn’t changed–but the way it held us had.

Flynn was waiting by the transport, leaning casually against the frame like nothing in the building behind us had mattered at all.

“Well?” he asked.

“It resolved,” I said.

Flynn smirked.

“That’s disappointing. I was hoping for more entertainment.”

Baron didn’t respond.

He opened the passenger door for me instead.

But before I stepped in, his hand caught my wrist gently, pulling me just enough to pause.

When I turned, his gaze was already on me.

“You handled that well,” he said quietly.

I held his gaze.

“So did you.”

A brief silence passed between us, then i stepped into the vehicle.

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