All Chapters of The Alpha's Burden: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Zack POV“Who is this?” I demanded, as I took the phone. “Not so fast, Alpha. You are not calling the shots. I am,” the male at the other end of the line cautioned. “I want Kristine back. What is your price?” I asked, prepared to do anything to get her back as soon as possible. “I will get to my demands shortly. Aren’t you going to ask how your mate is doing?” the voice taunted.I swallowed a thick lump in my throat, before asking softly, “How is my mate?”. The male chuckled, “She is doing fine. A feisty mate you have there, Alpha. She prefers her privacy, and she does not like being touched. Unfortunately, when she was brought in, she had no clothes, and sadly we have nothing here for her to wear,” he taunted me.“Do not touch her!” I raged, fear lacing my words at the thoughts of my mate being violated. I would have felt it, if she had been. But knowing she was in a compromising position hurt me more than I could have expected. “Where is she?” I questioned, wanting to get my mate bac

Zack POVKristine had been going in and out of consciousness since I had found her. I had not let her go from my arms. We were finally back to the SUV and Connor held the door, while I gently eased into the seat. She whimpered periodically, but kept falling back asleep, or rather passing out. Her body had cuts, bruises, and burns all over it. Burns from the silver that would leave scars for her to remember her ordeal.Connor had managed to refrain from killing Dan. Dan was being taken as a captive back to the Red Moon Pack in another SUV. Our warriors were scouring the encampment for any clues about where the attackers may have gone. However, when they had continued searching for the kidnappers, it was evident they had all left. For some reason, Dan was still there. Something was not adding up, but I could not focus on that. Right now, Kristine was my concern.Connor passed me a blanket. I nodded and wrapped it softly around Kristine’s body. She moaned, but her eyes did not open. We we

Zack POVIt had been a hectic twenty-four hours. Kristine had flatlined twice. I was grateful to the Moon Goddess both times that the doctors were able to bring Kristine back to me. But each time she became weaker. As did our bond. I had been using the strength of our bond as an indication of how strong she was. Right now, I was holding her hand tightly in my hands, praying to the Moon Goddess to save her.Without looking, I heard the door slam open, “We have something,” the doctor said. I looked at her, hope shining in my eyes. I stood, “What is it?” I asked her. “We think it could be the antidote, to the drugs that were administered to our Luna,” she said as she prepared to inject the dark liquid into Kristine’s body.I reached across Kristine, grabbing the doctor’s wrist. “What do you mean, you think?” I questioned, as the doctor paused to look at me. I released her hand slowly, and she moved back from Kristine’s body. “We broke down the compounds that were in the syringe. If I am r

Kristine POVI woke up, feeling exhausted but ready to go back home. Home with Zack. He was sleeping in an awkward position beside me. I moved up, capturing his lips, so I could wake him slowly. As he came awake, his arms came around me, pulling me into his lap. I chuckled, “I could get used to waking up like this every morning,” Zack said. “Me too,” I responded as he pulled back.“How is it you are looking so beautiful, after everything you have been through?” Zack asked. “You are a charmer, Alpha, but I am ready to go home, take a shower, and have some good food,” I said to him. He smiled, “You were adamant about going home as soon as possible,” he said with a smirk.Before I could answer, the doctor entered the room. “Ah, I see the Luna is up, and ready to go home,” she teased as she checked my vitals. I impatiently waited while she checked everything, until she finally sighed. “Okay, Luna, you can go home on one condition,” she said. I looked at her, waiting to hear what the condit

Kristine POV“What else did he say?” my father asked. “He said he was my brother,” I stated. There was a long pause on the phone, before my father replied, “That is not possible.”. My father had quickly hung up the phone, saying he and my mother would be in our pack early this morning. Whatever I had said, sparked a deep response in him. He said he would provide more details when he saw me. I had a restless night. Zack had held me most of the night, until I finally got up and went out to the sitting room.I started to wonder about everything. Were there things I did not know my entire life? What secrets had my parents kept from me? What was I going to find out today? As I lay on the sofa just considering everything, I did not hear Zack as he came up to me. He startled me from my thoughts. He smiled, and picked me up, settling me in his lap. “Fretting like this will not get your answers any sooner,” he said to me softly.“I know. I just cannot help but wonder what my parents have to te