Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 391

Chapter 391 Absorbing The Moon Pack

Chapter 391 Absorbing The Moon Pack

Natalie’s POV

The old Moon Pack territory looked nothing like the thriving settlements I had known as a child.

Mist clung to the marshlands, wrapping itself around crumbling cabins and abandoned watchtowers like a shroud.

Moss swallowed the boundary stones, weeds pushed through cracked pathways, and stagnant pools reflected a dull, colo

Every corner of the settlement carried the scars of years of neglect.

Loretta hadn’t simply ruled this place.

She had drained it dry.

Our convoy rolled across the broken stone road at a slow, deliberate pace.

The lead transport truck remained steady as it crossed the old boundary markers, followed by the rest of the armored convoy disciplined line.

None of the cargo beds carried weapons or siege equipment. They were empty.

Waiting.

Ready to carry people home instead of prisoners.

Beside me, Baron guided the truck with calm precision. His broad hands rested loosely on the steering wheel while his sharp gate swept across the silent settlement.

“They’re all waiting in the central square,” he said quietly. “No/guards. No patrols.”

“They’re expecting us to finish what Loretta started,” I replied.

His jaw tightened.

“They’ve probably spent their whole lives believing that’s how victors behave.”

1 looked through the windshield as the square came into view.

Hundreds of people stood together in silence.

Old men

Women

Children.

Most of their looked exhausted

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Not a single warrior stood among them.

Loretta had taken every able-bodied.fighter with her when she launched her attack against Blackridge.

She had left only the helpless behind.

Our convoy came to a gentle stop around the edge of the square.

The engines settled into silence.

I stepped down from the truck first.

Baron immediately moved to my side.

Waylon, Ruby and Flynn followed from the vehicles behind us, but none of them reached for their weapons.

Their hands remained relaxed, making it clear we hadn’t come for blood.

A wave of panic still spread through the crowd.

Several mothers instinctively pulled their children behind them.

Others lowered their heads, waiting.

Waiting for judgment.

Waiting for exile.

Waiting for death.

I walked toward them slowly until I stood in the center of the clearing.

“Loretta is gone,” I said, my voice carrying clearly across the silent settlement. “Her reign ended at Blackridge”

No one moved.

No one even breathed.

“For years she used your loyalty to build her own power. She egiptied your stores, abandoned your homes, and sas futures for a war she could never win.”

ced your

The words settled over the crowd.

An elderly man finally stepped forward.

d his head.

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Even after everything…

He still believed mercy had to be purchased.

“You owe us nothing,” I answered,

Confusion spread through the crowd.

“We didn’t come here to collect debts.”

I turned and gestured toward the waiting transport trucks.

“We came because this land can no longer sustain you. The fields are dying, the marshes are poisoned, and your children des better than surviving another winter here.”

Their eyes followed my hand toward the convoy.

“We’ve built new homes in Blackridge.”

Strong homes.

Warm homes.

Homes with food, farmland, and families ready to welcome you.

“The Moon Pack won’t disappear today,” I continued. “It will live on as part of something stronger. If you’re willing, we want you

come with us.”

A young mother stared at me in disbelief while clutching a little girl against her chest.

“…You’re not going to kill us?” she whispered.

Before I could answer, Baron stepped forward beside me.

“No.”

His deep voice echoed through the square.

“Blackridge doesn’t wage war against hungry children or broken families.”

He looked across every frightened face before continuing

“Gather your belongings. Bring your parents, your children, and whatever memories you wish to keep. Our othway you back to Blackridge”

Silence lingered for another heartbeat.

Then someone began crying

Another person followed

The fear that had gripped the satent finally stationed.

Parents embraced

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Children smited uncertainly.

Elders lowered themselves to their knees, not in surrender, but in overwhelming relief.

Within minutes, the once-silent settlement burst into movement as families hurried back toward their homes, gathering cooking pots, photographs, keepsakes, and everything they still possessed.

Today wasn’t the end of the Moon Pack.

It was the beginning of its second life.

Baron’s POV

I stood beside the lead transport truck as the settlement came alive around us.

Only minutes earlier, silence had weighed over the square like a funeral veil. Now every path was filled with movement.

Families emerged from their cabins carrying bundles of clothing, worn blankets, cooking pots, family heirlooms, and sleeping children.

Elderly wolves helped one another down broken porch steps while my warriors crossed the muddy ground to carry the heavier loads without being asked.

No one barked orders.

No one demanded tribute.

This wasn’t a conquest.

It was a rescue.

Flynn lifted an elderly couple onto one of the transport trucks before returning to help another family

Waylon had gathered several frightened children around him, his booming laugh replacing the fear that had clouded only moments before.

Ruby moved gently through the crowd, reassuring anxious mothers and making certain every child had to and before boarding

The warriors of Blackridge blended naturally with the people of the Moon Pack

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She nodded slowly.

“But once they realized no one was taking their children away…”

Her eyes followed a little boy laughing as one of my warriors lifted him onto a truck.

“…they started believing again.”

I smiled faintly.

“That’s what Black

ld be.”

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Waylon stop

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proached.

olding his arms across his broad chest as he looked over the bustling settlement.

ow a true pack grows.”

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voice carrying the quiet certainty of someone who had led wolves his entire life.

pty promises.”

eople a reason to stay.”

ward the convoy where Moon Pack families were settling into their seats.

fend Blackridge with everything they have. Not because they’re forced to.”

e they’ll finally have a home worth protecting.”

ards settled deeply inside me.

years I’d believed strength came from secrecy.

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From carrying every burden alone.

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The Chapter Loretta had written here was over.

A better one was beginning

I climbed into the lead truck and glanced toward Natalie as she settled into the seat beside me.

“Ready to take everyone home?? I asked.

She smiled.

“They’re alre

I started

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olled away from the abandoned marshland, carrying not prisoners or refugees, but the newest membe

stones disappeared behind us, I didn’t look back.

e meant to stay in the past.

d of us led toward family.