Balance of Light and Shadow
Gloom 213
bChapter 213 /b
Conrad POV
I woke up 36 hours ago. I have a burst of energy and make sure I eat each time. Do about two hours of work, then go to sleep for three hours and repeat the process. I am doing all this from the hospital room as I refuse to leave Lewana, but I’m making it work
I can feel myself getting stronger each time I wake and have started moving around the room to get movement going, and face ising back more and more, making it easier. We are probably at about 60-70% right now, but it’s getting better. Our only focus is bon /bmaking our mate proud.
The care they have been giving her is amazing. Regr turns to avoid pressure sores. Physical therapy to keep her muscles moving and blood flowing. Mary has even beening in three times a bday /bto massage and sing to our pups in her belly. She says it’s because she doesn’t want the pups to worry that their mother is active and that the pack bis /bstill here for them.
We have most of the pack issues sorted. The refugees are all settling in. I’m reluctant to take any more into this pack as we are nearly 3500 now, which makes it more difficult to manage, but they don’t want to leave Lewana. bI /bcan only address that when she is awake. I have altered the patrol to cover more of the border to the eastern pack that betrayed me. Will deal with them when I am at full bstrength/b.
I have spoken to Agent Carter and updated him. Phase two rolled out this morning, bso /bbI /bturned on the news to see the effect.
“In breaking news this morning, the federal police have identified the man behind the assassination attempt at the Gst week. Malik Sterling. This is the same man who has been on the run from authorities after hispany, Serenity Solutions, caused a major forest fire three months ago because a local facility did not meet fire safety codes. Federal police have linked this alias to many other cases, including the one he used at the Gb, /bMiles Jackson, to a string of other bscams/bb, /bcoercionb, /btax fraud, and civil suits. ording to the source, Conrad Strongheart of the Strongheart empire noticed something was wrong with the projects he was presented, and when he went to verify factsb, /bMalik Sterling panicked and opened fire. Federal Police have issued a warrant for his arrest and have marked him as armed and extremely dangerous. They are urging anyone who sees him to report to the hotline number immediately“.
During the entire broadcast, a picture of him shed across the screen until a very clear face on a still was presented at the end. We knew it would be dangerous exposing him like this, but this leaves him very few ces to hide, meaning it should be easier to find him. Also, we now have the entire human force hunting him as well as the wolf force.
I look over at my sleeping mate and hope she has heard the news. That part of her is still awake enough to know that not only are we caring for herb, /bbut we are still moving forward with the n.
Honestly, the part killing me the most is not being able to touch her. The medic exined that thest thing Lewana said was about transferring her energy through touch. So if I crawl into bed next to her, she will likely keep giving me energy rather than saving enough to wake herself up,
‘GASP‘b, /b
She suddenly sits bolt upright in the bed and starts gasping for air and looking around.
I practically jump out of my skin.
“bFUCK/b“. I scramble over to her and pull her into my arms. “Thank the Goddess you’re awake, Moonlight. You scared everyoneb‘/b.
I have already mindlinked Arthurb, /bLiam, Mary, and the head medic, who alle running through the doors.
“Oh, Jellybeanb. /bI’m d byou’re /bOK“. Arthur rubs her back as bI /brefuse to let her bgo/b.
b1/3 /b
20:55 Thu, Oct b2 /b
The medics start checking her over, but Lewana is pushing him away and trying to get up. She starts growling at us.
“Which pack?“. fn3c3f Latest content published on FιndNovel/fn3c3f
1 stare at her, confused. “You’re in our pack, Moonlight. Don’t you remember? You’re safe. Let us look after you“.
This pissed her off. “WHICH. PACK. WHERE THOSE WARRIORS FROM. WHICH PACK TRIED TO TAKE YOU FROM ME“.
She’s still heightened from the battle. “Eastern Moonfang pack. We will deal with that when you’re OK“.
She starts growling loudly and throws off the covers as she gets up. She pushes us all out of the way and starts marching towards the barracks like she is on a mission.
I follow her and try to get her to go back to the hospital, but shepletely tunes me out. Even Athur is trying to reason with her.
When we get there, there is a flurry of activity when we get there. The soldiers are all gearing up and looking at us when we approach.
“What are your ordersb?/b“.
What the hell is he talking about?
Before I can react, Lewana is over at her side and drops the hospital gownpletely. The soldiers look away, and I instantly go to protect her modesty by using myself as a shield.
“What is going on, Lewana? This isn’t like you“.
Just as she is putting thest of her des in her suit, she turns and tries to get past me. When I stop her, she shoves me out of the way and growls again.
“Learn your girls“.
That’s when I see it. Dazzling light blue eyes. That’s not Lewana.
‘Serena, you need to stop. This isn’t the right time for this. Let me talk to Lewana“.
She startsughing. “She agrees with me. No one tries to take what is ours. Two got away, and the Alpha sent them, so I still have prey to hunt‘.
Serena grabs a bag of rope and gets into the front seat of one of the trucks. She is clearly leaving me out of the mindlinks and ordering the soldiers who aren’t questioning heri. /i
I mind–link Liam. “Liam. Get Connor. We need to get to Moonfang pack. Now“.