Rise Of A Shattered Luna (Natalie) by Kave Derry novel Chapter 396

Chapter 396 The Night Before Dawn

Chapter 396 The Night Before Dawn

Natalie’s POV

The warmth spilling from the great river stone hearth wrapped itself around the sitting room like a living embrace

Outside the broad glass windows, the last traces of daylight had vanished behind the northern peaks.

A cool breeze drifted through the surrounding pines, carrying only the clean scent of fresh timber, mountain earth, and s grass.

Tomorrow, the entire valley would gather beneath an open sky to celebrate the first Summer Solstice since Blackridge, the Nomadic Pack, and the former Moon Pack had become one family.

Tonight belonged only to us.

I sat comfortably beside the hearth in a high-backed cedar chair, a thick handwoven wool blanket resting across my lap

My heavy Scribe coat had been folded neatly by the door hours earlier, replaced by a simple gray tunic that allowed me to fin relax within my own home.

My hair fell loosely over my shoulders, warmed by the dancing firelight.

Without thinking, my hand settled over the gentle curve beginning to grow beneath the fabric.

The tiny life inside me rested peacefully.

Nyx lay equally still within my soul.

She simply rested beside the warm pulse of our unborn child, her golden eyes glowing with a quiet tenderness corner of my heart.

“She’s carrying beautifully.”

Yvonne’s gentle voice pulled me from my thoughts.

I turned toward her with a smile.

She sat opposite me on a thick floor cushion, both hands wrapped around a clay mag of steaming chicory

Beside her, Ruby worked patiently with an old bone knitting needle, soft silver yam pamating effor

“What are you making?” Wonne asked, leaning forward rurously,

Ruby smiled without looking up

“A little sairprise:”

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“For the baby?”

Ruby nodded.

“The first pair.”

A quiet laugh escaped me.

“You’ve barely started.”

“I started the moment you told us.”

She placed the tiny boot beside its unfinished twin before looking toward me with unmistakable pride.

“A Scribe woman has always carried strength differently.”

“When I was expecting you, your father and I spent weeks crossing frozen mountain trails while avoiding raiders”

“You grew strong before you ever opened your eyes.”

I smiled softly.

“I think this little one already has more peaceful surroundings.”

“They certainly do.”

Silence settled again, broken only by the crackle of burning cedar.

Ruby squeezed her shoulder warmly.

“You have family now.”

Yvonne lowered her head, blinking away fresh tears before laughing softly.

“I still can’t quite believe that.”

Before either of us could answer, a burst of loud masculine laughter drized through the open terrace doon

All three of us looked toward the sound

Baron stood outside beneath the lanterns, leaning comfortably against the cedar ralling with a slay mugi i

Band

Flynn stood beside him, arms folded, smiling more openly than had seen in years.

Waylon animatedly

with both hands, causing Baron to how h

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Across the room, through the glass doors, our eyes met.

The mate bond stirred instantly

No words crossed it.

one were needed.

Only warmth.

Only trust.

A soft patter of tiny footsteps echoed through the hallway, breaking the quiet that had settled over the room.

I turned toward the staircase just as Sean and Susie appeared at the entrance.

Both of them had wrapped themselves in oversized wool blankets that nearly swallowed their small frames.

Sean’s silver hair stuck up in every direction, and he carried the little cedar carving he’d been working on earlier that afternoon

Susie shuffled along behind him, hugging her worn plush wolf by one ear, her eyes still heavy with sleep.

“Mommy…” Susie mumbled, rubbing one eye. “The fire is loud.”

A warm smile spread across my face.

“It is,” I said softly. “Come here, little one.”

She crossed the room without another word and climbed carefully onto my lap.

I tucked the blanket around her shoulders, and she immediately curled against my chest, resting her cheek just above my stomach,

One tiny hand settled instinctively over the place where her unborn sibling slept.

Sean wandered over to the hearth instead.

Rather than climbing i

into a chair, he lowered himself onto the rug near the find, sitting with his legs crossed as he c

the flames dance between the cedar logs.

The glass terrace doors opened behind us

Baron stepped inside first, followed closely by Flynn and Waylon

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circle of our little family.

“They should already be asleep, he murmured with a faint smile, brushing a loose strand of hair away from Susie’s fore “Tomorrow starts before sunrise

Waylon chuckled as he settled into a nearby chair

“Let them stay awake a little longer.”

He reached over and ruffled Sean’s hair affectionately.

“A child who falls asleep beside

Sean looked up.

“Is that true?”

Waylon nodded wi

“I believe it is.”

Ruby smile

“The

fire grows up believing the world can be kind.”

ng the final stitches into the second tiny boot.

the firelight.

ng shimmered warmly against the orange glow.

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