All Chapters of Balance of Light and Shadow: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Liam POVUnder Conrad’s orders, the only job I have today is getting the girls settled. We have two large SUVs and we are going to get the things on the girl's list. Six soldiers are coming so we can get one girl stuff each while two wait on guard outside. Hopefully, we can be in and out before any rogues who might be watching the house come.Eve’s list only has two things. Clothes and toiletries. A stark contrast to the others. Willows is very detailed with her most valuable books listed. Kimberly wants all her lesson plans and sentimental belongings. Michelle wants all her stuff as apparently, she needs multiple bags and shoes, otherwise, her outfits won’t work.I’m with all the soldiers at the entrance to the pack house getting everything ready. It was two hours there and two hours back. We're having a break one hour out so we can be in and out of the house in 30 minutes. All up should be about 5 hours.Just as we are about to l

Conrad POV Since Lewana and I kissed I have been doing everything I can to try and spend alone time with her. I desperately need to hold her again but she is avoiding me. Jace has been helping me work out what are my feelings and what are hers as I am feeling everything. I don't think she knows I can feel her emotions and I have no plans on telling her in case she works out to block them. I can feel her confusion but also a desire for closeness again. I decided to give her a day or two to try and process what she wants before I seek her out as I need her closeness as well. In the meantime, I have a lot of pack business to sort out. And first on the agenda. Arthur. Liam comes into my office promptly with some pack files as asked. "Here is everything we have on him". "Great. Tell me what you know". "Well for starters he is Alpha Blake's Beta. Apparently, something happened at the pack where Arthur lost it and rejected him. No details on what that was though. Even asking some of the

Liam POVWhy did Eve have to interfere? I have always trained the guards as part of my duties and now she’s turning it into a joke. She teaches one dumb pup an underhanded move to embarrass me and undermine everything. How will they respect me now?I’m fuming when I get back to my room and throw myself onto the bed. I didn’t even notice Mish had been following me. There is a knock at the door.“WHAT”.“She pissed you off that much huh”.I instantly feel guilty and go to open the door.“Sorry Mish. Just training is my thing. It always has been and she undermined everything with one move”.Mish talks to me in a sweet reassuring voice. “No she didn’t. She fought a whole pack of rouges and won. She defeated all your soldiers in the ring. Honestly it was the same at uni”.“What do you mean”.“Liam. The reason she is so good is because she has been training for years. We just thought it was because she liked sports. She has three black belts in different martial arts, was the uni female boxi

Eve POVThe morning sun comes through the window and starts to gently wake me. Before I open my eyes take a deep breath and scent the most amazing smell of a forest before a storm. I can feel Conrad's bare chest underneath my head as my fingertips tingle as they rest on his abs.I only wanted him to hold me, but I fell asleep with him. Again. I always sleep so well when he is near me but I start to panic that I’m in his room. In his bed. I try to get up but he grabs me tight around the waist, pulls me back to the bed with a growl, and turns me so he is spooning me.“Stop trying to leave me”.I surrender and relax while he holds me. He starts nuzzling my neck and kissing it again sending the butterflies in my stomach into a frenzy.He turns me to look me in the eyes. “Have dinner with me tonight. In the house kitchen, not the formal dining room”.I just groan. After the show we put on yesterday, I was planning to hibernate. “I don’t think that a good idea”.“You don’t think I’ve noticed

Connor POVI drove Eve to her clinic for the 8am start. She argued about driving herself but I refused. With how bad Alpha King has it for this girl, I wasn't stepping a toe out of line. I could tell she was mad and being guarded. I kept reminding her that she should be glad it was one hunter and not half his military. Hunters are humans who have been gifted with the knowledge and skills to kill rogue werewolves. One of these skills is the ability to see aura in a crowd so I will be able to see a threat before a werewolf pick up a scent. She doesn't need to know about the guards on respite near just in case. When we got her work and parked we both got out of the car. She turned and looked at me.“Where are you going”.“Where you go”.“Can you wait in the car”. She already looks annoyed.“Nope. Alpha King's orders. I stay where I can see you”.She just rolls her eyes and we both go in. She greets the receptionist who engages with small talk about if she is feeling better. She then spo