All Chapters of Balance of Light and Shadow: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Liam POVI stood in the banquet hall and watched the girls leave for their suite. As soon as the main door shut, Conrad let out a massive sigh of defeat.“What are we going to do? She can’t even look at us”.“It’s going to be fine. We have 2 more full days and today was just about getting her here safe which we did”. I’m just trying to remain as positive and calm as possible to support him and not show I was on edge as well.Donovan, the ever-useless prick, speaks up. “It would be better to send her home now. You saw her pick up that knife and threaten her friend. She is a risk for all wolves and should remain an outcast”.Conrad’s eyes instantly glowed at this, and the growl echoed around the room. He moved with such speed I couldn’t get any words out before Conrad had his hand around Donovan’s throat and pinned him against the table. “I told you she is important to me, so disrespect her again and you can sleep in the dungeons for a night. Understood”.Donovan starts going purple an

Michelle POVI walked into Conrad’s kitchen in the morning with Liam following behind me. All three girls eat at the long wooden table, and Eve stands at the cooktop making eggs. Kimberly grins at me while holding her coffee.“So, did you have a good night?”.“Well, I don’t think I can ever have sex with a human again”.Kimberly and Willow start giggling at this. Liam starts dramatically acting like he has just won an Oscar and does a big dramatic bow, making them burst out laughing. Eve even turns around, and I can see her small smile.Conrad enters to room and suddenly everything goes cold. All the laughing stops, and Eve suddenly turns around and focuses all her energy on her eggs. He just sighs as he senses this, as he would have heard us through the door before entering.“I’ll just get a coffee and be on my way. I have a meeting anyway”.I’m starting to feel bad for him because he is trying so hard and only getting a wall of ice in return. I decided to throw him a bone and try and

Conrad POVOnce we got confirmation from the ladies that she had actually eaten and fallen asleep, we went to work in my office. We realised we made a mistake when planning everything as we planned for humans. We assumed she was more human now and would like what the ladies liked, but her behaviour was pure wolf.We got a text telling us she was awake and went to their suite. We knocked so gently, I don’t think they heard us. We were listening outside the door when she finally said her name. Her real name. Lewana.I can’t help but smile at this. I finally knew her real name, and it was so beautiful. The reason for her name fit her perfectly. Every time I learned something about her, I just wanted her to be mine even more.That’s when we knocked loudly on the door. I was trying to gain her trust, and I wasn’t going to get it by eavesdropping.“Come in”, someone called out.“Hello ladies, Just checking in and that you’re all OK”.Lewana looked at me very suspiciously, but quickly looked

We continued the tour to the library next. Mish had warned me to do it last, as Willow is unlikely to leave voluntarily. We walk into the grand room, with half-empty bookshelves and books placed randomly. Most are still in boxes or just randomly on tables. All the artefacts are crammed onto the table, with some very close to the edge.Willow looks like she is about to faint. “THIS IS AWFUL. WHY IS IT SO MESSY AND UNORGANISED?”.I didn’t think she could get this mad. “All this stuff has been collected as we want to show the history of our kind and introduce it to others. Unfortunately, none of us has any idea of how to do that, so we’re just winging it really”.“WINGING IT. THESE ARE PRICELESS ARTEFACTS AND BOOKS THAT SHOULD BE CARED FOR. WHERE IS THE TEAM DOING THIS?”.“Errmm. That’s this other issue. As we have been rejected by the human world, no wolves go to mainstream school because our pups are viewed as acting out and disruptive. After all, they struggle being inside and still. C

Liam POV We all woke up for breakfast pretty early. The reunion for Eve and her mother had been emotional, so I doubt most of us slept. Conrad and I quickly did the math last night and if she left at about 13 and was in the dungeon for 5 years, it means she was put down there at 8. Who the hell puts a pup in a dungeon. It keeps getting worse the more I learn about this poor wolf. No wonder she hates our kind. Her own kind. Eve wanted to go and see her mother again this morning but we needed her to eat first. We spoke to the pack members looking after her and they admitted they were struggling as she has such a high care need but didn’t want to upset Conrad by admitting it. Conrad mind-linked the medics to check on her and noticed she wasn’t healing well, had some new bed sores, and hadn’t really gained any weight. It was decided she should be moved to the pack house and have round-the-clock care by the medic team. “Eve slow down. You’re going to choke”, Kimberly said in her frust