Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 389

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Chapter 389 The Sovereign Border

Baron’s POV

Three weeks had passed since the battle that ended everything.

The blood had long been washed from the Blackridge driveway.

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The shattered gates had been hauled away piece by piece, their twisted steel melted down and replaced with towering hand- forged doors that stood taller than any man.

Nothing hid the borders anymore.

A fierce mountain wind swept across the northern cliffs, tugging at the thick fur rantle resting across my shoulders

I stood at the edge of the limestone ridge overlooking the entire valley, my hands resting behind my back as my gaze drifted over the endless forests below.

The scars across my chest had faded into pale silver lines.

They no longer reminded me of pain.

They reminded me of survival.

Far beneath the cliffs, twenty matte-black scout motorcycles waited in perfect formation beside the northern river crossing

Their engines idled with a deep mechanical growl that vibrated through the bedrock beneath my boots. Every rider sat motion scanning the forests beyond our borders with practiced discipline,

They weren’t hunting anymore.

They were guarding.

There was a difference.

A pack built on fear watched every shadow because it expected betrayal.

A pack built on trust watched the horizon simply because it had something worth protecting

“The northern sector is secure, Baron.”

Flynn’s calm voice carried through the wind behind me,

I turned as he approached, a thick leather bound ledger tucked benuats one arm,

cards,

Unlike the electronic databases that had nearly destroyed every family in the equations, the handwritten patrol reports, border impections, and suppl

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the southern crews, Every son has been dive deep mu down.

“And the outer teritories?

They’ve backed off.”

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A faint smile touched Flynn’s face.

“Our scouts pushed the remaining smugglers beyond the western marshes. The last of Nightfang’s surviving mercenaries abandoned their pack two days ago. Word has spread.”

He closed the ledger.

“No one wants to test Blackridge anymore.”

I looked back across the valley.

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The forests stretched endlessly beneath the rising sun, broken only by narrow rivers that shimmered like silver threads between the trees.

Morning mist drifted lazily through the pines, softening the rugged mountains into peaceful silhouettes.

It looked different now.

Not because the land had changed.

Because I finally could.

For years I’d stared across these same valleys searching for enemies.

Every ridge had been a possible ambush.

Every stranger a potential assassin.

Every silence another warning.

Now…

I simply admired home.

The bond between Natalie and me pulsed warmly beneath my ribs, steady and unwavering

No pain.

No distance..

No fear of losing her again.

Only certainty

Only peace.

“Loretta?” I asked quietly

Flynn snorted

“She’s gone”

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He leaned against one of the limestone markers.

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“Renee confirmed her convoy crossed into the southern territories several nights age. Whatever money she still had disappeared paying off the mercenaries who abandoned her. Her accounts are frozen, her influence’s gone, and nobody wants to shelter someone who tried kidnapping children.”

He shook his head.

“She’s finished.”

I nodded once.

There wasn’t anything else to say.

Loretta had spent years believing power could be bought with manipulation.

She’d lost everything because she’d forgotten the one thing money could never purchase.

Loyalty.

The wind shifted again, carrying with it the unmistakable scent of river water and pine.

Home.

I walked toward my motorcycle.

Sliding onto the seat, I wrapped one hand around the handlebars whyle Flynn climbed onto his own bike beside me. We barely run nowadays.

“The southern patrol is next,” I said.

Flynn secured the ledger inside his storage compartment before lowering his visor.

“And afterward?”

A smile finally appeared on my face.

“Then we go find our family!”

The engines roared to life together.

One after another, every scout motorcycle behind us ignited until the mountains echoed with the omitted chun powerful machines.

I twisted the throttle.

The front wheel titted slightly before settling back onto the gravel.

Then the entire patrol surged forward as one racing down the winding mouendam mand

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Every checkpoint was exactly where it should be.

Fresh stone markers tined the roads..

Supply stations were fully stocked.

Scouts saluted as we passed, returning immediately to their patrol routes.

Blackridge was healing.

It wasn’t simply surviving anymore.

It was living

As we approached the river basin, I eased off the throttle.

The thunder of the engines softened until only the steady rumble of idling machines disturbed the peaceful morning

I lifted a hand.

The entire patrol came to a smooth stop behind me without a single shouted order.

“Hold this position,” I instructed.

The warriors nodded.

“Yes, Alpha.”

I climbed off my motorcycle and removed my gloves, letting the cool mountain breeze wash over my hands.

The familiar scent reached me almost immediately.

Wildflowers.

Fresh water.

Pine.

And beneath it all…

Natalie

The band between us stirred gently, warm enough to make the corners of my mouth belo haven say her

I followed the narrow trail leading toward the verbank

Children’s laughter drifted through the trees

As 1 stepped ough the final form of willows, the entire sent sofabed bed

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She was simply watching our children.

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Sean stood knee-deep in the shallows beside Waylon, completely focused as my father-in-law showed him how to read the movement of the current before sasting a fishing line.

Every few seconds Sean adjusted his footing, carefully listening to every instruction with the same determination he carried into everything he did.

A few yards away, Susie darted between smooth river stones, collecting polished pebbles into a little woven pouch hanging from her shoulder.

Ruby laughed softly every time Susie proudly held up another “treasure.”

The sound settled somewhere deep inside my chest.

This…

This was what I’d spent years fighting for.

Not power.

Not territory.

Not titles.

Moments like this.

A home where our children could grow up believing laughter was ordinary instead of dangerous.

Susie spotted me first.

Her face lit up so brightly it seemed to outshine the morning sun.

“Daddy!”

She abandoned her collection of stones without hesitation and sprinted access the grass as fast as her little legs could carry

I crouched just in time to catch her as she launched herself into my arms.

The impact nearly knocked me backward.

1 laughed, wrapping both arms around her as I liked her high into the air

“There’s my little explorer.”

“I found lots of shiny stones!” she announced proudly, holding up the pouch.

“And Grandma says every one is different!”

“I’m not surprised

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She giggled before leaning closer.

“Did you chase away all the bad wolves?”

I brushed a strand of hair away from her face.

“We checked every road.”

“And?”

“And nobody’s coming anywhere near our home.”

Her tiny shoulders relaxed.

“Good.”

She rested her head against my shoulder.

“Because I like it here.”

The simple words landed harder than any battlefield wound ever had.

So many children never got to choose where they felt safe.

Mine finally could.

I kissed the top of her head before setting her gently back onto the grass.

“Go show your mother everything you found.”

She nodded enthusiastically before racing back toward Natalie, already talking faster than anyone could possibly keep up with

I watched her go.

Then my eyes found Natalie.

She was already looking at me.

Neither of us spoke.

We didn’t need to.

The quiet smile she gave me said everything words never could.

Sean noticed me a moment later

He carefully rooled in his fishing line before stepping away from the tree, his books changing sty walked toward me

“Talmost caught one” he said, bolding up the line with quiet determination. “Gralidgo

Waylon chuckled as he followed behjed huvi.

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Sean nodded thoughtfully, clearly committing every word to memory.

I rested a hand on his shoulder.

That’s true for more than fishing!”

looked up at me, his expression turned serious.

I remember.”

know you will.”

Pride settled quietly in my chest.

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Not because he wanted to become a warrior, but because he listened before he acted. He carried my resolve and Natalie’s wisdom in equal measure.

Behind us, Ruby laughed as Susie proudly emptied her pouch of smooth river stones into Natalie’s hands, explaining where she had found each one.

Natalie listened with complete attention, smiling as though every pebble were a priceless treasure.

I found myself watching her.

For years, every memory I had of Natalie had been surrounded by fear, distance, or sacrifice.

Now there was only peace.

She looked up and caught my gaze.

A small smile curved across her lips before she rose and walked toward me.

The morning breeze lifted the edge of her coat as she stopped beside me.

“Everything secure?” she asked softly.

I slipped my hand into hers without hesitation.

“The borders are locked down. Every patrol has reported in. The valley is quiet.

“And the outer territories?”

“They know this

She nodde

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Natalie leaned lightly against my shoulder.

“Ready to go home, Alpha?” she asked.

iled, looking from her to Sean and Susie before answering.

re already home.”

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and in hand, we walked toward our children, leaving nothing behind us but quiet footprints along the riverbank, while the Blackridge Pack stood watch over a future finally built on truth instead of secrets.

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