Semua Bab Balance of Light and Shadow: Bab 181 - Bab 190

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

Conrad POVThe next few days were a whirlwind of activity. Murdock runs drills with a familiar military precision that actually puts me at ease. A mix between a fond memory and an old habit coming back to my life. The one thing I hate, though, is how infatuated he is with my mate. He's right when he makes remarks about how amazing she is, but he keeps yelling that they need to run away together or trying to get her to go on a mission with him. Jace is furious at this. We put up with it, though, as it is for her protection. We conducted some training this morning and are meeting in the war room for most of this afternoon. We need to start planning our attack, as I am not waiting for this asshole to come to my door. I need to find his. I run the meeting with Lewana, Liam, Arthur, Murdock, and Nightstalker on speaker. I start the meeting. "Let's go over what we know". Nightstalker starts. "Malik Sterling, aka Rogue King, is the target. He seems to have gotten his wealth and power by

Conrad POVWatching the amount of power Serena and Lewana just displayed was amazing. Every day, they do something to amaze me even more, and that display was something else. Everyone starts leaving to enjoy the night, and I can see Serena glow walking off through the woods. I follow her. "Moonlight. You shouldn't be walking off by yourself. You know that". She mind-links me back. "Well, I knew you would follow. Think you can keep up".I start scenting the air and following the light into the woods, but I can tell she is heading for the ridge. That's when the scent hit me. The sweetest scent in the world that instantly made my mouth wet and made me lick my lips as if tasting honey in the air. She set a trap for me. Jace starts teasing me in my head. "And I will happily fall balls deep into the trap. Move your fucking legs". I shake my head to try to clear the scent that is making my skin burn with desire and need. "Fine, but just take it easy. I don't want to push them too har