Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 375

Chapter 375 The Confrontation

Chapter 375 The Confrontation

Sharon’s POV

The truck lurched over one final stretch of broken gravel before grinding to a sudden stop.

Its tired engine coughed once.

Twice.

Then silence swallowed the world.

For several long seconds, none of us moved.

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My father remained frozen behind the steering wheel, both hands gripping the worn leather so tightly his knuckles had turned white.

He stared through the windshield without blinking.

Slowly, I lifted my head.

The fog ahead shifted.

Then it parted.

My breath caught.

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Thirty armored transports stood across the road like an iron mountain.

They weren’t merely parked.

They were positioned with military precision, forming a wide semicircle that stretched from one ridge to the other..

Every vehicle bore the same unmarked armor plating, every engine remained running, and every gun port faced directly toward us.

There wasn’t a gap.

Not one.

The road had been sealed.

Father swallowed audibly

“We’re too late!

Mother’s face drained of what little color remained.

“The Nomadic Pack..

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Her voice barely escaped her lips.

“They knew we were coming.”

No.

I stared at the convoy, forcing myself to breathe.

This wasn’t failure.

This was opportunity.

Natalie hadn’t hidden.

She hadn’t ignored us.

She had come herself.

Good.

That meant she would have to face us.

People always became weaker when forced to confront their past.

Especially someone like Natalie.

She could bury her emotions beneath ice all she wanted.

But twenty years couldn’t simply disappear.

I knew her.

Or at least.

I believed I did.

Father released the steering wheel.

His shoulders slumped.

“We do exactly as we discussed.”

Mother nodded immediately, tears already filling her eyes.

“We beg

“We don’t stop begging.”

I pushed open the truck door.

The freezing wind struck my face like a blade.

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My thin asylum gown fluttered wildly around my legs as I stepped barefoot into the mud.

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Sharp gravel dug into the cuts beneath my feet, sending fresh pain through my body, but I barely noticed

My parents climbed out beside me.

The three of us looked pitiful.

Exactly what we needed Natalie to see.

Mother suddenly rushed forward.

She didn’t walk.

She stumbled through the mud before dropping heavily onto both knees.

Her expensive coat immediately soaked through with filthy water as she crawled toward the armored

convoy.

Father followed.

His dignity disappeared the moment his knees hit the ground.

For a brief moment…

I simply stood there.

Watching.

Then I lowered myself into the mud beside them.

Cold water soaked through the thin fabric of my gown almost instantly.

Perfect.

If Natalie wanted suffering…

I’d give her suffering.

1 dragged myself forward across the soaked gravel until mud coated my hands and arms.

Then I screamed.

“Natalie!”

My voice echoed across the valley.

“Natalie… please!”

Nothing answered.

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Only the steady rumble of thirty engines.

I forced more tears into my eyes.

“We were wrong!”

“We made terrible mistakes!”

“I know you hate us!”

“I know you have every reason to!”

“But please…”

I let my voice crack into a sob.

“Please don’t leave us to die!”

Beside me, Mother collapsed fully onto the ground, clutching fistfuls of wet earth.

“Natalie!” she cried. “Please listen to us!”

“We lost everything!”

“Our home, lands.. our pack…”

“They’re all gone!”

She looked every bit the grieving mother.

Anyone watching would have believed every tear.

“Twenty years…” she whispered brokenly.

“We raised you for twenty years.”

“You were our daughter.”

“Please…”

“Don’t abandon us now.”

Father bowed until his forehead touched the mud.

“We have nowhere else to go

“If you turn us away…

“We won’t survive”

1 kept my head lowered.

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From beneath my wet hair, I watched the convoy carefully.

Nothing moved.

Not a single door opened.

Not a single guard stepped forward.

The silence became unbearable.

Had she truly become that heartless?

No…

Natalie wasn’t capable of ignoring people begging for help.

She never had been.

She would come.

She had to.

A loud hiss suddenly broke the silence.

Every muscle in my body tensed.

The massive door of the lead transport slowly swung open,

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Warm golden light spilled from the cabin, cutting through the gray fog like sunrise breaking across frozen mountains.

Heavy boots struck the metal steps.

One measured step after another.

Then…

Natalie emerged.

She wore a long black wool coat that billowed behind her in the northern wind.

Her hair danced around her shoulders.

The frost in the air seemed to bend around her rather than touch her.

She looked nothing like the frightened girl we had driven from our home.

This woman carried herself like someone born to command armies.

Like someone who no longer needed anyone’s approval.

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amber eyes settled on us.

time since leaving the asylum…

r colder than the mountain wind crawled down my spine

ething had changed.

And for the first time…

I wasn’t certain I could manipulate Natalie anymore.

The freezing wind that swept across the border road carried the scent of pine, wet earth, and old stone, beneath it all was another smell.

Blood.

I remained on my knees, mud soaking through the thin fabric of my asylum gown as I stared at the woman standing before us.

Natalie.

No…

Not the Natalie I had grown up with.

The woman before me looked nothing like the timid girl who used to lower her head whenever Father raised his voice.

The realization

It should

Than

ter poison inside my stomach.

should have belonged to me.

before anyone could read the hatred burning behind them and forced another sob

voice broke convincingly, “Please… I know I don’t deserve forgiveness.. but

sidders shake.

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“We failed you.” she cried hoarsely. “Every single day since you left has been punishment enough.”

Father’s breathing was uneven as he bowed until his forehead nearly touched the gravel.

“We have nowhere else to go

For a heartbeat…

Nothing happened.

Then another truck door opened.

A pair of heavy boots landed against the frozen ground.

Then another.

And another.

Within seconds, dozens of Nomadic warriors had silently surrounded the clearing, each one carrying enough killing intent to suffocate an ordinary Alpha.

The pressure nearly crushed my chest.

Then…

The crowd slowly parted.

Two figures walked through them.

The man’s silver-streaked hair moved with the wind like frost over steel.

The woman beside him radiated a quiet dignity that somehow felt even more terrifying.

Natalie’s real parents.

The legendary Alpha pair whose names had haunted every northern territory for decades.

Her mother’s eyes landed on me first.

There was no hatred there.

Hatred required emotion.

She looked at me the same way someone might look at a venomous insect crawling across their child’s bed.

Then her father’s gaze shifted toward Father.

The temperature around us seemed to drop ten degrees.

So he said quietly

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His voice wasn’t loud.

to be.

e the people who stole my daughter.”

answered.

aylon took another step.

And these…

Another step.

“…are the people whe

ed inside the very home that should have protected her.”

Father’s body

“You do

Way

oss the road like thunder.

ed around the hilt of the enormous broadsword resting across his back.

ound of steel scraping leather echoed through the silent valley.

rged inch by inch.

of polished steel reflected the gray morning light.

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espected what that

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“We know!”

Her father kept walking.

His boots stopped directly in front of Father.

“You knew,” he repeated.

“And yet…”

“You starved her.”

“You humiliated her.”

“You watched while others broke her spirit.”

His grip tightened around the sword.

“You cast away my daughter.”

His golden eyes became almost blinding.

“And now…”

“…you dare kneel before her because your own blood has failed you.”

The sword rose.

Father let out a terrified cry.

I’M SORRY!”

“I WAS WRONG!”

“I SHOULD HAVE PROTECTED HER!”

The massive blade swung downward.

My heart stopped.

“Father!”

Mother screamed.

“No!”

The blade halted.

Less than an inch from Father’s neck.

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vel and sending loose stones flying into the fog.

father didn’t look away fr mine.

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“Natalie.”

Her voice remain

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No anger.

No sadness.

No satisfaction.

Nothing

I felt something inside me twist.

Then I buried it beneath another wave of fake tears.

Good.

Keep believing it.

Feel pity.

Feel merciful.

Build the Pack first…

Become stronger…

Then I’ll take everything from you.

Once I get my wolf back…

Once I find the Witch Doctor…

Once my strength returns…

I’ll destroy you myself.

I’ll make you regret ever standing above me.

The thought settled warmly inside my chest, hidden behind my trembling expression.

I lowered my head again, forcing another broken sob from my lips as I waited for Natalie to speak

Come on…

Natalie studied me for a long moment before speaking.

You’ve become very good at crying, Sharon.”

Me body stiffened.

She took another step forward, her boots stopping at the very edge of the muddy ground where I kne

A chill crept up my spine.

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“You haven’t changed.”

I slowly looked up, widening my eyes in practiced disbelief.

“I… I don’t understand…”

“No.” Natalie replied evenly. “You understand perfectly.”

Her golden eyes locked onto mine.

“You don’t want forgiveness.”

“You want survival.”

“You don’t miss me.”

“You miss what I can do for you.”

Every word struck like a hammer.

Behind me, Father hurriedly shook his head.

“Natalie, that’s not…”

She raised one hand.

He immediately fell silent.

“Sharon failed to become the Alpha you sacrificed me for.”

She glanced briefly toward my parents before looking back at me.

“So now you’ve decided your discarded daughter is valuable again.

My fingernails dug into my palms.

How…

How could she see through everything?

“I don’t hate you anymore,” Natalie continued.

“I simply don’t care.”

Those words hurt far more than hatred ever could

Hatred meant someone still carried you in their heart.

Indifference meant you no longer existed,

Waylon reated his massive sword across one shoulder, though his murderous gaze never left us.

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“If my daughter hadn’t spoken,” he growled, “your blood would already be soaking this road

Her mother stepped beside Natalie, her expression calm but resolute.

“You stole our child.”

“You broke her.”

“You allowed others to torment.her.”

“And yet she is still the one stopping us from taking revenge.”

Her disappointment felt heavier than her mate’s rage.

Natalie slowly drew a breath.

“This is the last kindness you will ever receive from me.”

She pointed toward the southern road.

“Leave.”

“Take whatever life you can build.”

“But never come near me again.”

Her voice hardened.

“Never come near Sean.”

“Never come near Susie.”

“If either of my children ever sees your faces…”

She turned slightly toward Waylon.

“…I won’t stop my family.”

His lips curled into a cold smile.

Til finish today what she prevented.”

The threat hung in the air like an execution order.

My parents visibly paled.

Father struggled to his feet first, helping Mother stand with trembling hands

“We’re going,” he whispered.

We’re leaving

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“We’ll never trouble you again.”

Liar.

I lowered my head to hide the smile threatening to reach my lips.

Of course we’d come back.

Not today.

Not tomorrow.

But one day.

The Witch Doctor existed.

If he could restore wolves…

He could restore mine.

Once I reclaimed my wolf…

Once my strength returned…

Once this pathetic period of weakness ended…

Natalie would lose everything.

Her new family.

Her precious children.

Her perfect little life.

I’d tear it all apart with my own hands.

No one steals what should have been mine.

I swallowed the venomous thoughts before anyone could read them and allowed Father to pull me toward the truck.

The battered vehicle roared weakly back to life.

Its engine coughed and rattled as we climbed inside.

I looked back only once.

Natalie hadn’t moved.

She stood between her parents, wrapped in her dark coar, the morning wind lifting strands of her hair as

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