All Chapters of The Alpha's Burden: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Zack POV“That is not possible,” I responded, looking at the rogue. “It is possible. My mother could only keep one of us, so she chose to let Brittany go. But she kept in touch with her family over the years. When Britt turned sixteen, she learned about us. But she never wanted to believe our mother gave her up. Until she learned about Kristine,” Mike shared with us.“What did Kristine have to do with any of this?” I asked as Kristine stood there simply listening to the man claiming to be her brother. “She was the favored daughter of Alpha Seth. She was the daughter he cared about. She was the daughter he chose,” Mike replied. “How could he have made a choice, if he did not know you existed?” Kristine asked.“Our mother reached out to your father and told him she was pregnant. He did not want anything to do with her. He never helped her. He never called her. He just left her,” Mike said bitterly. “I do not believe that. If my father knew he had children, he would have wanted to know th

Kristine POVWe had spent the next couple of hours speaking with my mother and father. My mother was reluctant to entertain the meeting. However, my father was adamant that he meet with both Brittany and Mike. He is prepared to try and have a relationship with them, if he is indeed their father.Connor and Jack had left, and we had just entered our room. “Do not do that again,” Zack said, taking me into his arms. “Do what?” I asked, turning to look at him. “You know what. You took off, without me. That could have gone very badly,” Zack growled at me. “I knew what you would say, and I needed to find out what was going on. As it was, you were right behind me, and nothing happened,” I replied, moving out of his arms.He tugged me back, “That does not mean you take for granted that you will be safe. Anything could have happened and delayed us getting to you. I cannot lose you again,” Zack murmured to me as his lips captured mine. “You will not lose me again. I am stronger than I was before

Kristine POVI watched my father leave the room, as we followed behind him. I knew he was pissed off and rightly so, but he could not turn his back on my mother. They were fated mates. They needed one another. I glanced over to Zack, who had taken my hand, “It will work itself out,” he mind-linked me. I smiled, hoping he was right.“We will enter from this end and cross the territory, so that we will not give them easy access to us. I do not want them to be able to anticipate the direction we will arrive,” Zack said as he led us towards the forest. We all went behind the trees to change. Before I shifted, Zack stood in front of me, “Promise me, you will not go off on your own and do something crazy,” he murmured as he titled my face to his.“Of course not. I want to get this over with so we can get back to a normal existence,” I promised him. He captured my lips in a soft kiss before stepping back. “I will hold you to that,” he said before moving to slip out of his clothes. “Come on, l

Zack POVI waited impatiently for Kristine to be wheeled into her room. When I saw her coming down the hall, I hurried to her side, but she was still asleep. She was pale, but her hand was warm. “Kristine, can you hear me baby?” I asked through our mind-link. Silence. Soon she would be awake, and soon we would find out who did this to her.“Kristine!” I heard from behind me. I turned and saw Alpha Seth racing towards us. I stood up blocking him from her. “Are you blocking me from seeing my daughter?” Seth asked. “I am blocking everyone from seeing my mate,” I said to him coldly. “I had nothing to do with this. I was as much a victim as she was,” he said belligerently.“And yet here you stand, and here she is just out of the operating room,” I replied as I moved past him to follow Kristine to her room. “Where is her mother?” Alpha Seth asked. I stopped walking and slowly turned back around, “What do you mean?” I asked. “Where is her mother? I expected to find her here,” Seth stated.“Yo

Kristine’s POV“That is ridiculous!” I spat out as I heard Mike’s theory. My mother. How ridiculous. My mother barely knew how to protect herself, much less shoot a gun with any precision. I would be shocked if she had ever held one before. “Is it? Your mother has more to lose than anybody else,” he stated.“I thought you wanted the Oak Point Pack? I would suggest you have more to lose than my mother. She will always have her mate,” I pointed out. “I wonder if that is accurate. I found it strange that your mother was not there to greet her husband’s children,” he taunted. “It has not been proven yet that you are his children,” I argued.“Of course you would want proof. You have a lot to lose, don’t you, Kristine?” Mike stated. “Like what? I have a mate and a pack that I am proud to call home. I do not need anything else,” I replied as I saw Zack look at me with love in his eyes. I had never admitted that to him, but I meant what I said.Mike was silent on the other end. “I only want to