Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 329

Chapter 329 The Red Gate Cluses

Chapter 329 The Red Gate Closes

Natalie’s POV

The moment we left the main valley roads behind, the world changed.

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The wide lanes disappeared beneath the convoy’s tires, replaced by the narrow, winding stretch of the lower canyon bypass.

The farther we drove, the darker it became.

Inside the transport, the atmosphere shifted with it.

I sat in the passenger seat with one hand resting over Baron’s forearm.

His

ained relaxed.

Ler.

idn’t know him would have mistaken it for calm.

only became this still when something was about to die.

Ind my ribs, Nyx remained silent.

he report Renee had delivered still echoed through my thoughts.

‘Lady Gunn had finally abandoned the financial battlefield.”

The woman had lost everything.

The pack.

The shell pack.

The stolen inheritance she had spent years protecting.

Baron had systematically dismantled every pillar holding her empire upright.

Now she had reached the final stage of desperation.

Violence.

My gaze shifted toward

mirror.

Sean sat

Be

ee, studying something on the screen with complete concentration.

ching the canyon walls pass by.

ne people hunting this family weren’t just targeting Baron anymore.

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They were targeting all of us.

My children.

The thought settled coldly inside my chest.

Even now, months after learning the truth, it still hit differently.

After Baron told me everything.

The surgery.

The hidden medical records.

The eggs harvested during my reconstruction.

The secret laboratory.

The births.

The truth.

They were mine.

Every stubborn trait.

Mine.

A mother could survive many things.

The transport rolled deeper into the canyon.

Then Baron spoke.

“We’re entering the choke point.”

His voice was quiet.

Steady.

I followed his gaze toward the twisting road ahead.

“Good.”

A corner of his mouth lifted.

“You sound disappointed they haven’t arrived yet.”

“They’re threatening my children.”

My fingers tightened around his arm.

“I’d rather they stop wasting time.”

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For the first time since leaving the academy, a genuine smile appeared on his face.

It vanished almost immediately.

Because the dashboard exploded red.

The warning flashed once.

Then again.

The convoy’s central system chimed sharply.

Threat detected.

Ahead.

My eyes lifted toward the windshield.

The fog shifted.

And shapes emerged.

Three massive vehicles.

Heavy utility trucks.

Military reinforced.

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Armored plating covered the fronts and sides.

The windows were completely blacked out.

They slid across the highway in perfect synchronization, their tires screaming against the asphalt as they turned sideways and blocked the canyon entrance from wall to wall.

The convoy slowed.

Then stopped.

A second later, a thunderous crash echoed from behind us.

I looked into the side mirror.

A fourth truck had emerged from a concealed logging route and sealed the rear exit.

The trap was closed.

The red gate.

Exactly where Baron wanted it.

The silence that followed

unnaturally heavy.

The canyon seemed to hold its breath.

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Then the truck doors opened.

Men poured out.

Two dozen at least.

Maybe more.

Black tactical uniforms.

No insignias.

No pack markings.

No affiliations.

Mercenaries.

Professional ones.

Each carried military–grade rifles loaded with silver-laced rounds.

The kind deployed when someone wanted an entire bloodline erased.

My pulse never changed.

Nyx simply lifted her head.

Across the highway, another figure stepped into view.

And my jaw tightened.

Jensen.

He looked terrible.

Gone was the polished heir who once walked through the pack with arrogance dripping from every word.

What stood before us now looked desperate.

Thin… exhausted and unstable.

His expensive suits were gone.

His eyes were bloodshot.

His hands shook around the weapon he carried.

The collapse of his empire had finally caught up to him.

And apparently he had decided to die for it.

Jensen raised the pistol toward our windshield.

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Get out of the vehicle, Baron!”

His voice cracked halfway through the demand.

Fear.

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Even now.

Even surrounded by mercenaries.

He was afraid.

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“The highway is blacked out!” he shouted. “Nobody can see what happens here! Open the pack vaults and surrender Natalie’s design registries!”

Silence answered him.

Inside the transport, nobody moved.

Jensen’s expression twisted.

“Or I swear I’ll paint this canyon with your children’s blood!”

The cabin went still.

I slowly turned toward Baron.

The engine shut off.

The low vibration beneath the floor disappeared.

Baron reached forward and killed the remaining systems.

Then he looked at me and smiled.

The sight would’ve terrified most people.

Not because it was cruel but because it wasn’t.

It was calm.

A predator who already knew the outcome.

“Stay with the children.”

His voice dropped lower.

“Flynn’s scouts have already secured the ridges.”

I stared at him for a moment.

Then nodded once.

“Don’t leave any of them breathing long enough to regret it.”

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Something dark flickered behind his eyes.

“That wasn’t the plan.”

A cold satisfaction settled inside me.

Good.

”

I turned toward the back seat.

Sean and Susie were watching through the tinted glass.

Neither looked frightened.

They looked curious.

Children raised around wolves rarely reacted like normal children.

I reached back and brushed a hand through Susie’s curls.

Then looked at Sean.

“Watch carefully.”

Both of them straightened.

“This,” I said quietly, “is what happens when someone mistakes kindness for weakness.”

Baron opened the driver’s side door.

Cold air flooded the cabin.

He stepped out onto the canyon road.

No armor or weapons.

Just a black tactical sweater with the sleeves rolled up.

Simple.

Until he started walking.

Slowly,

Toward the center of the highway.

Toward Jensen.

Toward the mercenary line.