Lahat ng Kabanata ng Balance of Light and Shadow: Kabanata 181 - Kabanata 186

Conrad POVI stand on the balcony and look out to the forest as the hunt is underway. Some have flame torches and others flashlights, and they chase their targets. Watching the lights flicker like stars on the ground was quite mesmerising. Flowing in and out of the heavy tree canopy like meteors. Lewana went to bed about an hour ago. She was exhausted after today's events. I held her til she went to sleep, but got up when I heard the howling. The joyful howls of a pack of wolves enjoying the night. The feeling was indescribable. I should be guilty about sentencing wolves to death, but I don't. It had to be done. I'm not happy about either, but I do feel peaceful. Not conflicted as I thought I would be. It's about midnight when I see the torches coming back in from the forest and decide to go back to my sleeping mate. She was nearly four months along now. Mary told me not to focus on the pups' arrivals until trimester three, as that is when nesting or den instincts will be the focus

Lewana POV I go into the medical centre and it is chaos. Brianna is partially shifted and screaming at everyone. She was completely hysterical. "I NEED TO LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO HOLD HIM. GET SOME BLOOD. I CAN'T DIE LIKE MY MOTHER WITHOUT HOLDING HIM". I wasn't going to be able to do this without Mary. I mind-link Conrad to go get her while I try to calm down the situation. I go up to her gently and talk to her calmly. "Brianna, I'm not going to let you die. I'm here now. Will you let me check to see how far along you are?". She starts whimpering and apologising. "I'm sorry. I didn't make a fuss if it was nothing, so I didn't say anything. It has only gotten bad in the last 30 minutes". "That's because you're in the final stages of labour, sweetie. You're not fully dilated yet, but you're close". Mary comes running in with Arthur, and she goes straight to Brianna's side. "It's OK, honey. I know you're scared, but I have helped Luna's and other wolves before. Will you let me help y

Conrad POVMurdock arrived bright and early with a team of 10 in two military grade vans. True to his nickname, he is in shorts and a Hawaiian shirt, while the rest are in black military attire. After a quick hello, we all go into the conference room to meet Liam and Arthur, as we need to explain the whole werewolf thing. Liam starts to strip as usual, but Murdock starts cat-calling him and waving a dollar around as he does. As soon as he shifts into Valen, he launches at him, snapping ferociously. Murdock flies back in the chair and repositions it as a barrier or weapon as Arthur intervenes to calm him down. He stays shifted as Valen and keeps staring at him as if he is a threat. All the soldiers look part terrified, part curious. Not Murdock. He turns and looks at me with sheer excitement. "Are you a big puppy, too?". "Apart from three humans and 21 hunters, everyone who is here is a werewolf. Calling them a big puppy might result in you getting bitten, so I wouldn't keep sayin