The Abandoned Luna's Journey to Power (by Emily Reed) novel Chapter 305

Chapter 305 Astra’s Path

Cindy’s POV:

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After the noise and warmth settled down, Dross suddenly turned to Astra. The boy was outside, playing in the snow with Jewel.

“Bring that child in,” Dross said to me.

I nodded and stepped outside. I took Astra’s hand and led him back inside.

He had dressed up today. He still walked with a slight limp, but the sharp spirit of the Silverpeak Pack was already beginning to show in him. When he entered the room and saw so many powerful elders, he looked nervous. Still, he bowed politely and then stood quietly at my side.

At first glance, Dross’s eyes seemed dim with age, but when he looked at Astra, they turned sharp as steel. His gaze moved over him slowly, from head to toe, as if he were weighing the worth of a raw gem that had yet to be polished.

“Boy,” Dross said suddenly, his voice loud and strong, “do you want to become the strongest werewolf guard on this continent, just like your Aunt Cindy?”

Astra froze for a second. Then his silver-gray eyes lit up

He nodded hard. “Yes!”

“Oh?” Dross stroked his beard with interest. “Why? For glory? To show off? Or to push other people around?”

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Astra straightened his thin chest. His voice was young but firm. “To protect Aunt Cindy! To fig Grandpa and Dad! To defend our land! I want the Silverpeak Pack to be strong again. I don’t bully us anymore!”

“Bold words!” Dross let out a hearty laugh. “But the path of a hero is paved with hardship. You’ll You’ll toil for it. You may even lose your life. You’re so young, but you already endured more wou most. Are you sure you can bear what lies ahead?”

Astra’s face tightened. He pointed at his leg, the one tha had once been broken. He said loudly, “I’m not scared of pain! I’m not scared of hardship! I can do it!”

The smile in Dross’s eyes deepened. Then his tone changed, and he asked a sharper question. “And what if you had to leave your aunt?” he asked quietly. “What if the path led you far from home-somewhere cold, somewhere harsh? What if you could not see her again for years? Would you still choose to go?”

Astra had looked so determined just a second ago. But when he heard that, his face changed at once.

He stepped back without thinking and grabbed my sleeve tightly. He shook his head again and again. “No! I won’t leave Aunt Cindy! I’m not going!”

That fear came from the shadow of those three hellish years he had spent wandering alone.

To him, being separated meant being abandoned. It meant death.

My heart twisted in pain. I quickly knelt down and pulled him into my arms. “It’s okay. Don’t be scared. We’re not going anywhere. No one is taking you away,”

I looked up at Dross, my eyes full of pleading. “Dean Dross, he’s still young, And we just found him again.

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15:48 Fri, Mar 6 A MO

Chapter 305 Astra’s Path

He doesn’t feel safe yet. If we send him to the academy now, he won’t be able to handle it.”

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Dross looked at the two of us and let out a long sigh. “This pup has a good heart,” he said. “But the wounds in his heart will take time to heal.”

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