Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha's Burden: Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

Zack POVWe made it back to the Red Moon Pack quickly. Jess, Seth’s mate, was out cold from the moment we rescued her. She had been beaten repeatedly, with a lot of blows to the head. Seth had carried her from the building, and held her in his arms, while we raced to the pack hospital.The agent, or rather Mike and Brittany’s mom, was in the vehicle with me, Jack, and Mike. The agent had indicated she did not want to see Brittany, which devastated her. But Brittany quickly hid her pain and walked away from the scene. I did not have any feelings for Brittany, but even I knew that was a cold thing to do and say.Mike continued to throw a ton of questions at his mother, but she refused to answer any of them. “Do you even care that we thought we had buried you? We thought you were dead. We grieved for you?” he asked of his mother. She sat there, staring out the window, but you could see a glimpse of tears filling her eyes.“Why did you have to leave us?” he asked. She cleared her throat, “

Zack POVWe had been on the road for a couple of hours, racing to get to Kristine. I had no idea what Andrea was capable of, and I could not stop going to the worst-case scenario. “We will get there in time,” I heard Mike say to me. The woman sitting between them was their mother, but she was not responding to any of their questions.“How could you turn your back on us?” Mike asked. She said nothing. Brittany simply stared ahead as Mike continued with questions. “Why are you trying to hurt Kristine? Why did you kill those people?” he asked. Again, she said nothing. “Kristine was never your enemy,” Brittany said quietly.Her mother looked at her at that moment. “How the hell can you say that? She destroyed your future,” her mother responded. “What future?” Mike asked. “She was supposed to be with the Alpha. Instead, Kristine got him,” she growled. “She is my mate,” I injected into the conversation.“Had you not led my daughter on, you would have been mated before you even stumbled on yo

Kristine POVI let Zack hold me for some time before he nudged me that we needed to get moving. I had been chilled in the dungeons, and needed something that did not wreak from the stench that filled that space. “How about a warm shower, first?” Zack suggested. “Can we go home?” I asked, wanting to get away from this horrid place.“Marcus wants us to stay; we will need to testify against Andrea and the other woman,” he shared with me. My heart sunk; I just wanted to get home and feel safe again with Zack and our pack. “I promise, I am not leaving you alone,” Zack murmured to me, as he directed me back to the SUV.We had to wait for Mike and Brittany to return to the vehicle. We finally saw them coming to the SUV, with Marcus. “There is a good hotel in town. I have arranged rooms for you, on the Wolf Council,” Marcus stated. “That is not necessary,” Zack replied, but Marcus cut him off. “It is necessary. Given the abuse you have endured at the hands of two of our agents, it is absolutel

Kristine POVIt had been two months since the trial and everything was finally resolved. Both women are facing death sentences; we are just waiting for the date to be announced. I sighed as I stood there looking at my gown. It was a black dress with a slit up the front leg to mid-thigh. It had a plunging v neck that accentuated my breasts. I knew Zack would love it.Zack had not seen me or the dress yet, today. Today was my Luna Ceremony. We had been through a lot to get here, but we finally made it. I could not have been happier with Zack. He was everything I could have hoped for as a mate. We were equals and I loved that man more every day.I was excited and nervous about officially becoming the Luna for the Red Moon Pack today. I had already been doing the job, but standing in front of our pack members, pledging my allegiance to them, was daunting. What if I messed up the words? Or fainted when the ceremonial knife plunged into my palm.As I was fretting over everything, I felt a so

Kristine POVWe walked towards the dungeons, “Are you sure you want to do this, baby?” Zack asked me. “Positive,” I replied. “Do you want to change?” my mother had asked, before we left. “No, I want to get this over with,” I stated, as I had moved closer to the door. Connor and Jack were with us. Connor is most uncomfortable, as it should be his responsibility to take care of Andrea.Nobody spoke as we walked towards the dungeons. Arriving quickly, Connor held the door open for us. I was hit with that pungent smell once again, but this time, it did not catch me off guard. I was here for a purpose and was prepared for what to expect. All I wanted was to destroy this woman.As we walked closer to her cell, we would hear sniffling. Do not tell me she was actually emotional, I thought. As we neared the cell, I could smell blood and tears. As I looked into her cell, I saw that she had been beaten by the guards who brought her here. As she realized we were there, she stood and walked to the