Lahat ng Kabanata ng Balance of Light and Shadow: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

Conrad POVPack runs are always an eventful night. Everything is much more freeing and clearer on the night of a full moon. It's said that the Moon Goddess shines down on us and guides us if we listen. Jace also has the strength to overpower my human side as he is stronger. It is the night he looks forward to the most as he is completely in charge. I have much to reflect upon in the back of Jace's mind. The ladies have been here two weeks and even though Kimberly, Willow, and Michelle are settling in, Lewana is still struggling. Willow gave her two weeks' notice at work and is now here full-time. Michelle is a freelance fashion designer so works from home most days. Kimberly has given notice and will finish at the end of the school term to teach here full-time.I completely forgot about my moonlight if I’m honest. I just pictured her by my side and working with me in the pack once she accepted me fully. It never occurred to me that she would want to keep working. I never even knew she

Conrad POVOnce I have shorts on we walk back to the pack house hand in hand. The walk through the forest is so calm and natural. Both of us barefoot and walking like we are meant to be there. As soon as she sees the pack house her demeanor changes. I can feel her nerves even more now that our bond is getting stronger. She tries to let go of my hand but I am having no of it. I hold on tighter. When we enter the pack house my moonlight goes quiet and starts looking at the ground. I can see the smiles of my staff at the sight of us together and I lift her chin to look. The staff smile and bow or curtsey as we walk past. A pack without a Luna is very precarious as they provide stability and legacy. I can sense the pack is happy to see that I have found someone but I can also sense she's still a little nervous at the attention. She is more relaxed than before the full moon and I'm sure the more she is accepted, the more her confidence in the pack will grow.We go to the kitchen for break

Eve POVThe next day I decided to cremate my mother. We weren’t on her pack lands and she had been in a dark confined space most of her life. I didn’t want that for her in death. The entire Royal Moon pack came out for the ceremony. Conrad had given her every werewolf's right of passage and I spread her ashes in the wind so she could finally be free.The next two days were a mix of emotions. I had already grieved my mother once before. I never thought I would do it a second time. Part of me was relieved that she was free and I had to process that only her shell had come out of the dungeon that day. I know I should be sadder than I was but I wasn’t. Think I was just glad she didn't have to suffer anymore. Conrad called a meeting with Arthur and me as he said he understood him a lot better now. He wasn't just protecting me as a daughter but as his chosen Alpha. When we told him what happened and that we knew about my birth. He started crying as soon as I told him. He couldn’t tell me

Conrad POVI was getting ready for the party with Liam and we were discussing everything that had happened with Lewana's mother. Also, I needed him to keep an eye on Arthur as they worked together as he clearly knew more than he was telling. “That is so messed up and creepy. What do you think she meant by a gift from the Moon Goddess”, Liam asked confused.“No idea. I was more concerned about events over the next month”.“Well, at least tonight we can just focus on the party”.We enter the barn together. It is customary for me to be first so the pack can greet me on entering. I have been here 30 minutes and Lewana is yet to show up. I turn to Liam worried.“Do you think she is coming or do you think it was too much”.“She’s coming. Mish says it’s a thing to be fashionably late”.This does nothing to calm my nerves. My thoughts are stopped by the vision walking in through the barn doors. All the ladies and my Moonlight. She looks stunning. Her hair flowing, gold sparkling against her

Conrad POVI have come to really resent these council meetings. Bringing all random complaints that need funding and plans to gain power as ways to suck up when in reality it would be better if they could figure things out themselves. Honestly, these men call themselves leaders when they probably couldn't organize a dinner reservation between them.Three days. I only have to last three days and then they will leave again. Three days to achieve my only goal of keeping my Lewana safe.I have permitted her to train with the guards and soldiers when in reality she has started running the sessions. I hear from Liam she is a natural teacher and in the week she has been doing it there have been a lot of improvements. She has even been playing ‘hide and seek’ with the hunters to improve their tracking capabilities but that has been banned this week. I need eyes on her at all times.The council members do a tour with Willow and she proudly shows that she has started to sort out the Royal Librar