Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 327

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Natalie’s POV

The transport doors sealed shut behind us with a heavy metallic thud.

For the first time that morning, silence settled around me.

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The low vibration of the engine still hummed beneath the floorboards. Somewhere ahead, Flynn’s escort vehicle rolled through the academy gates.

But compared to the suffocating tension inside Headmaster Vance’s office, it felt peaceful.

aned back against the leather seat and released a breath I hadn’t realized I’d

ind my ribs, Nyx slowly settled.

been holding.

e protective fury she’d carried throughout the meeting retreated, though not completely.

ot yet.

ot when our children were involved.

Beside me, Baron sat behind the wheel.

e confrontation was over, but traces of it still lingered around him.

His black tactical sweater stretched across his shoulders as he rested one arm along the steering wheel. The oppressive force of his

pha dominance had withdrawn, but his molten gold eyes remained sharp.

Always watching.

Always calculating.

Always ten moves ahead.

The transport remained parked.

He wasn’t in a hurry.

Not anymore.

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His gaze swept across the academy grounds one final time before his hand found mine across the center console.

the meeting ended,” he said quietly.

pack lost access to three offshore credit lines less than twenty minutes ago.

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Baron shrugged.

“They made themselves vulnerable.“//

The simplicity of his answer almost made me laugh.

Of course it did.

To Baron, financial warfare was as natural as breathing.

Outside, silver mist drifted across the academy courtyard,

“She’s going to fight back,” I said eventually.

My fingers tightened around his.

“Women like Vanessa don’t know how to lose quietly.”

Baron’s expression didn’t change.

“She’ll complain to the councils.”

“Probably.”

“She’ll call in favors.”

“Likely.”

“She’ll try to make this our fault.”

That finally earned a small smirk.

“Definitely.”

His thumb brushed my knuckles.

“Let her.”

The confidence in his voice was absolute.

“The councils won’t burn their own funding just to rescue a bankrupt valley pack.”

A moment later, laughter erupted from the back seat.

Susie.

Of course.

I turned slightly.

She was practically bouncing in her seat.

“I told you!” she announced to Sean with all the triumph of a victorious general “Did you see her face?”

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Sean tooked up from his tablet.

“Whose face?”

“Lady Vanessa’s!”

Susie pointed dramatically toward the academy.

“She was so angry!”

Her hands flew into the air.

“Like this.”

Sean studied her for a second.

“That isn’t a measurable description.”

“It is to me.”

“She was experiencing public embarrassment.”

Susie frowned.

“Why do you always make things sound boring?”

“Because accuracy matters.”

“It doesn’t.”

“It does.”

“It doesn’t.”

“It does.”

I bit back a smile.

Sean folded his tablet neatly against his lap.

“She lost because she relied on social influence instead of evidence.”

Susie blinked.

Then nodded seriously.

“Yes”

A pause.

“That’s what I meant.”

Sean sighed.

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The patience on that boy.

I watched them for a moment and felt something tighten unexpectedly in my chest.

Pride.

Wonder.

Fear.

Love.

All tangled together.

The academy had spent months trying to understand Sean and Susie.

The truth was, even I was still learning who they were becoming.

Sean moved through the world with a frightening level of precision.

Every lesson.

Every strategy exercise.

Every simulation.

He absorbed them effortlessly.

Not because he was trying to impress anyone.

Because understanding things seemed as natural to him as breathing.

And Susie…

Susie was a wildfire disguised as a child.

She didn’t care about expectations.

Or limitations.

Or rules that made no sense to her.

She simply existed exactly as she was.

Fearless.

Bright.

Wild

Dangerous.

Beautiful.

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My daughter.

The thought hit harder than it used to.

Even now.

Even after learning the truth.

I glanced toward the window, watching the fog roll across the academy walls.

Four years ago.

The Witch Doctor.

The surgery.

The stolen eggs.

Baron’s desperate decision.

The twins.

Guarding them because they were mine in every way that mattered.

Sean carried my blood.

Susie carried my blood.

Every instinct that had driven me to protect them suddenly made/perfect conse.

Nyx stirred softly.

‘Mine.’

I smiled.

Yes.

Mine.

The realization still felt new sometimes.

Not because I doubted it.

Because I cherished it.

Movement beside me pulled me from my thoughts.

Baron was watching me.

Carefully.

Like he knew exactly where my mind had wandered.

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Maybe he did.

“What’s that look?” he asked.

I shook my head.

“Nothing.”

“Liar.”

I laughed quietly.

The arrogant man.

Before I could answer, Flynn’s voice crackled through the transport speakers.