Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 388

Chapter 388 The Long Transit Home

Chapter 388 The Long Transit Home

Natalie’s POV

The journey home began beneath a sky washed pale by dawn, the cold mountain air still carrying the scent of smoke.

I stood for a moment beside the lead transport, watching the last wisps of gray dust drift from the ruined ridge behind us.

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Somewhere beneath that mountain of broken concrete and twisted steel lay the bunker that had stolen twenty years of my life.

The lies buried there would never breathe again.

I felt no triumph.

Only peace.

At last, the ghosts had stopped chasing me.

The heavy armored convoy slowly came to life.

One after another, thirty massive transport rigs rumbled awake, their diesel engines growling across the mountain basin until the entire valley trembled beneath the synchronized vibration.

Baron’s forty execution riders formed around us in disciplined silence.

They were escorting us home.

Waylon climbed into the lead transport first before helping Ruby aboard.

Flynn followed close behind, exchanging a brief nod with several Blackridge warriors who had once considered him an enemy

Not anymore.

There were no separate camps.

No divided loyalties.

The bloodline that had been scattered for two decades had finally found its way back together.

I climbed into the passenger seat of the lead rig and exhaled quietly as the heavy door sealed shut behind me.

Across the cabin, Baron settled into the driver’s seat.

For several long seconds neither of us spoke

The silence wasn’t awkward.

It was comfortable.

Peaceful.

His large hand teached acrild the space between us until his fingers found mindig in the

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He didn’t ask permission.

He simply intertwined our fingers as though they had always belonged there.

This time….

I didn’t pull away.

His thumb lazily brushed across my knuckles while the convoy eased forward, leaving the ruined mountain basin behind.

Outside the reinforced windshield, jagged cliffs slowly gave way to winding mountain roads lined with towering pines.

The convoy descended in perfect order.

Thirty armored transports.

Forty scout cycles.

Hundreds of warriors.

One family.

I rested my head lightly against the seat and watched the mountains disappear behind us.

“They’re gone,” I murmured.

Baron glanced toward me.

“The ghosts.”

My voice was quieter than I expected.

“I kept thinking I’d have to keep fighting them forever.”

His grip tightened around my hand.

“You already won long before today.”

I turned toward him.

He kept his eyes on the road.

“You survived them.”

His voice was rough from exhaustion.

“The rest was just closing the account.”

Asmall smile touched my lips.

“You’ve been spending too much time around Scribes”

“I’ve been spending too much time aralind mymates)

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Heat crept across my cheeks before I looked back through the windshield.

Outside, the convoy crossed the first of the northern stone markers.

Ancient boundary pillars covered in moss stood silently along both sides of the road, watching generations come and go.

This time…

They watched us return victorious.

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Baron’s gaze shifted toward the dashboard display where Renee’s latest reconnaissance report continued scrolling across the monitor.

“Oute

Ser secure.”

Ho

ate aloud.

irvivors continue retreating west.”

port appeared moments later.

ale signatures detected within three leagues.”

mally released a slow breath.

pretta’s finished.”

nodded.

“She has no army.”

“No allies.”

“No money.”

“No territory.”

“The people who followed her only cared about power. Now that it’s gone…”

“They’ll abandon her.”

“They already have.”

Neither of us spoke after that.

There wasn’t anything left to

Some defeats

Others

Beb

Lubin

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Sean had somehow convinced Flynn to let him wear one of his oversized tactical gloves.

The enormous glove swallowed nearly his entire arm.

“I’m stronger now,” Sean declared proudly, attempting to lift it.

The glove immediately pulled him sideways.

Flynn caught him before he tipped completely off the bench

Ruby burst into warm laughter.

Waylon wasn’t much better.

The imposing Alpha tried to maintain his usual stern expression, but the corners of bis mouth betrayed him.

“You’ll grow into it someda

Sean puffed out his ch

“I’ll grow faster.”

“You certainly

“My daddy

Baron

confidence.”

Ing to say your grandfather.”

in accurate.”

debatable.”

eyes.

ave been arguing over the same thing for twenty years.”

Goth right.”

Ruby answered.

ou’re both stubborn.”

The cabin erupted into another round of laughter.

I simply watched them.

My family

Not divided by blood

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Not divided by history.

Just…

Family.

Beside Sean, Susie remained curled beneath a thick wool blanket, hugging her worn plush wolf against her chest.

She stirred slightly before sleepy blue eyes peeked open.

“Mama?”

“I’m here.”

She reached both tiny arms toward me.

Baron smiled before carefull

the transport just enough for me to unbuckle.

I moved into the rear c

d her into my lap.

nst my coat.

She immediately b

“Bad people goin

I kissed th

“The

yanymore.”

plete trust.

eep again.

possessed a remarkable gift.

ccepted peace the moment it arrived.

ults spent years convincing themselves it was real

I looked out the side window as endless forests rolled past.

The higher mountains gradu

Streams glittered bery

Wildflowers day

lleys

Home.

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first time since leaving Blackridge…

ne word didn’t feel like a place.

felt like the people sharing this cabin.

Wherever they were…

hat was home.

he convoy continued south without interruption.

ours passed beneath brightening skies.

heckpoint after checkpoint opened automatically as reconnaissance teams reported our approach.

very patrol we encountered stepped aside before towering their weapons in respect.

Word had already spread.

he traitor was dead.

oretta had fallen.

The Nightfang conspiracy had collapsed, d

e northern territories belonged to united al booddlines once again.

quiet chime interrupted the peaceful silstence,

enee’s voice filled the cabin speakekers.

Alpha

aron reached toward the communicator

Report

We’ve just cleared the formal at maradt checkpoint.”

The main Blackcldg

kwwhibile from the southern ridge.”

site stoatty bopmen

aron’s face.

gally madi

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The familiar silhouette of Blackridge pack house appeared against the afternoon sky.

Stone towers.

iron gates.

The place where so much had begun.

And perhaps…

Where something entirely new was finally about to begin.

The farther we traveled from the mountain basin, the lighter the weight pressing against my chest became.

For the first time in what felt like forever, I wasn’t preparing for another battle.

No enemies were waiting around

bend.

No betrayal lurked beneath

No emergency transm

The endless cycle

I turned my he

Baron was

His th

rsation.

drag us into another war.

d followed me since childhood had finally come to an end.

slow circles across my skin as if reassuring himself that I was really here.

again.

started telling one of his exaggerated stories from his younger days.

ooked me straight in the eye,” he said confidently.

ly was.

goat.”

rubbed his forehead.

was definitely a goat

Waylon frowned.

” was an unusually aggre

The entire cabin ertin

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Event couldn’t stop the smile that slipped onto my face.

Sean looked up from beneath his blanket.

“Grandpa lost to a goat?”

Waylon immediately sat straighter.

“I did not lose.”

ean blinked.

What happened then?”

The goat…retreated.”

Ruby burst into another fit of laughter

“It chased you halfway across

“It was a tactical withdraw

Flynn shook his head

“You screamed.”

“I did not screa

“You abso

Eve

eside me.

had surrounded us for days finally cracked apart.

ed seated quietly beside Kaelen.

ly spoken since leaving the bunker.

oked pale, and every now and then her eyes drifted toward the passing mountains

bly wondering how someone could lose a father and gain a family on the same day

en noticed

hout saying a word, be tightened his fingers around hers.

She looked down

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Then slowly intertwined their hands together.

Neither of them needed to speak

The bond between them said everything

My gaze lingered on them for a moment before I quietly looked away.

Everyone deserved a second chance.

Her father had chosen revenge.

Kaelen had chosen love.

That single decision had changed both of their lives.

A gentle yawn echoed from the back of the cabin.

Susie rubbed her sleepy eyes before climbing into Ruby’s lap without even opening them completely.

Ruby smiled immediately, wrapping both arms around her granddaughter.

“My little wolf finally woke up.”

Susie nodded sleepily.

“I’m hungry.”

The entire cabin chuckled.

Sean lifted his head.

“I’m hungry too.”

Waylon looked horrified.

“Didn’t you two eat an hour ago?”

Sean answered seriously.

“That was breakfast,

“How it’s second breakfast”

is treatly.

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learned it from Uncle Flynn.”

Flynn instantly raised both hands

“I deny everything.”

“You literally taught me.”

“I have no memory of this.”

Waylon sighed dramatically.

“We’re raising two tiny food bandits,”

Susie raised one finger.

“I want pancakes.”

Sean nodded.

“And meat.”

“Pancakes…”

“And meat.”

“…together?”

Sean looked confused.

“Is that weird?”

Everyone burst into laughter again.

I leaned my head lightly against Baron’s shoulder.

The sound of their voices filled every corner of the transport.

This was what home was supposed to feel like.

The convoy continued descending toward Blackridge.

One by one, the mountain passes gave way to familiar valleys.

The roads became smoother.

The forests thinner.

Eventually, the first acridge boundary markers appeared along the roadside.

Baron glanced through the windshiel

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We’re almost there.”

I followed his gaze.

The familiar stone pillars stood proudly on either side of the road.

Beyond them…

Home.

The lead truck slowed.

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One after another, the remaining armored transports matched its speed with perfect discipline.

Behind us, forty scout motorcycles shifted formation, spreading out to secure the convoy’s flanks as we approached the estate.

The massive iron gat

dge came into view.

Or rather…

What rem

The e

eep scars across the entrance, but workers were already clearing away the damaged steel.

ebuilding itself.

through the open gateway.

ched beneath the enormous tires.

miliar Blackridge estate stood proudly beneath the afternoon sun.

noment…

spoke

ad finally come home.

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