Fighting For My Mate (18+)

Chapter 21

Eli POV

As soon as she said those words, my heart dropped into my stomach. No human has ever survived being turned. I just got her back. There was no way I could risk it.

I sigh and shake my head, ”No!” Her eyebrows furrow, and she frowns.

”No? I don't understand. Why can’t you turn me?”

Pete cuts in, ”Christa, you can’t change. I’m with Eli on this.”

”But you haven't even told me why?”

I let out a frustrated sigh, ”Because sweetness, if I turn you, then it would kill you. No human has ever survived being turned.”

She shakes her head repeatedly, ”No… No, that can’t be right!” She says as tears fall down her cheeks.

”Sweetheart, what do you mean ’that can’t be right’?”

”She… She…., ” She stutters shaking her head in confusion, ”She told me… I have to turn!”

”Christa, who told you you had to turn?” Pete asks.

”M-m-my wolf!” Both Pete and I look up at each other in confusion.

”Darling, you had a really bad head injury in the accident. Are you sure it wasn't just a dream?”

”I-I don’t know anymore? I-I’m-I’m not sure?” She cries out.

”Ssshhh, it’s ok sweetheart. We will figure this out, I promise.” I say as I smooth her hair and kiss her forehead to calm her, ”Why don’t you get some rest now. I know this has been a lot on you.” She simply nods her head, and almost immediately, she's asleep.

Pete and I leave her room quietly. Once we are outside her door I look at Pete with guilt spread on my face. Pete places his hand on my shoulder.

”You did the right thing. She wouldn't survive being turned.” I just nod my head but I don't say a word.

**Eliza**

I got a phone call from Monika today and she wants me to go and see her. So I head over to her place in town. I knock on her door, and when she opens it, she has a scowl on her face.

”Uh oh, I don’t like that look.” I say as I step into her house.

”I just got a phone call that Christa has woken up!”

”Wait… What? I thought you said she wouldn't wake up!” I yell.

”I was wrong, ok!” She runs her fingers through her hair.

”Well, now what do we do?”

”I don’t know but we have to think of something. All I know is that she's just woken up, but she's still paralyzed.”

”All that does is buy us some time!”

”Maybe that is all we need.”

**Monika**

I’ve been trying to figure out how to get rid of Christa for years. I could never work out the right plan to get rid of her without it coming back to me until Eliza came around wanting the same thing. I absolutely hate her, but the one thing we have in common is to get rid of that goody two shoe b***h, Christa. I can not work the plan I have for Pete and I with Christa around, and my time is beginning to run out! We need to figure out something fast. Otherwise, all this work I’ve put in all these years will be for nothing! I need to go and meet with Savannah to see how much time I have left.

**Eli**

After leaving Christa to rest, I headed to my office and called Ethan and Seth to meet me there. I need to call a meeting for the entire pack and inform them that I have found their Luna, my true mate. When they arrive, Ethan lies down on the couch, taking up the whole couch, and Seth gives him the stink eye. He walks to the chair across my desk instead.

”You raaaannng?” Ethan says with a smirk. I shake my head and sigh at his antics. While Seth just rolls his eyes at him.

”Yes, Ethan, I did. I called you both here because it's time I bring the pack together to announce I have found their new Luna. I need you both to set everything up. The only thing I want them to know for now is that I am ready to announce their new Luna. This is going to be a huge deal to everyone as they haven't had a Luna since my mother so this needs to be really special.”

”Are you sure this is something you want to do?” Seth questions.

”Yeah, you could catch a lot of flack for this. Not everyone is going to be accepting of Christa! Not only is she human, but she's also paralyzed now. Do you think she’ll be fit for Luna now?”

A growl rips open from my chest making Ethan and Seth cower from me.

”Are you questioning that I don’t know what the right thing for this pack is?”

”No Alpha, ” Seth says with his head bowed down, ”We just want to make sure you're not being blinded by the mate bond and that you can see past it. That's all.”

”I appreciate your concern, but I will not consider anyone else as my Luna, nor will I lead this pack in the wrong direction. I have this pack in my best interests and I will make the right decisions for this pack. Do I make myself clear?”

At the same time they lower their heads and say, ”Yes, Alpha.”

We go over the logistics of the set up for a couple more hours before releasing both of them to get started. After I finished up the pack work, I headed back to Christa. I gently knock on her door and I hear a quiet, ”come in” from her.

”Hey sweetheart, how are you feeling?” She only shrugs and continues to gaze out the window, never really looking at me.

”What’s wrong, sweetness?”

”I don’t know? I just… I can’t stop thinking about everything that's happened… and why it keeps happening to me? What… what did I do to deserve all of this? I mean look at me… I’m useless!”

I rush over to her side and gently take her hand. I wipe the tears from her eyes and give her a small light kiss on her sweet soft lips.

”Shh sweetheart, you are not worthless! You never were and never will be. You are the strongest person I know, and if anyone can get through this, you can! Do you understand?” She tries to look away from me but I put my index finger underneath her chin and bring her face towards mine to make her look at me.

”Do you understand?” She looks me in the eyes and nods her head with more tears falling from her eyes. I gently kiss her tears away on each side.

”How can you still love me like this?” She whispers. Just the thought of her thinking I couldn't love her at her worst breaks my heart into a million pieces. And I can’t help the tears fall from my eyes at her heartbreaking words.

”Baby, you could have missing limbs, and I would still love you! You are my heart and soul, my other half, the missing piece to my puzzle. No matter what or how you exist in this world, you will always be my everything no matter what.”

”Even if I can never give you any kids of your own?”

”What do you mean? Why would you ask that?”

”Because…” She begins to sob so hard her body shakes, so I climb into the bed with her and hold her close to me, ”I’ve been keeping a secret from you, and I just can’t anymore… I can never give you children!” She continues to sob, and it racks her already delicate body hard.

”I can’t be your mate, Eli! I just can’t. You deserve someone who can give you everything. And I just… I can’t be that person for you!”

”Please sweetheart, don’t say that. You are the world to me and I don't need any of that. All I need is you! Please, tell me you understand that?” She shakes her head.

”Please Eli, this is already so hard for me. Please, don’t make it any harder.” Then she yells out, ”just leave me alone…” and then whispers, ”please.” In a pleading tone.

I nod my head and slowly get up from the bed. She continues to look out the window. I kiss her once more on her forehead and walk out of the room, leaving my heart in there with my love.

**Christa**

Telling Eli that he needed to leave me, that I couldn't be his mate, was the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life. I thought if I told him the truth it would make it easier for him to walk away from me. I never wanted to hurt him, but I didn't have a choice.

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2 hours earlier:

A knock had sounded on my door, thinking it was Eli; I told him to come in.

”Hey, I was wond-...” I was cut off when I turned and looked at who was in my room.

”W-who are you?”

A man with a tall, thick build, with black hair and blue eyes, walked closer to me with an evil smile on his face.

”W-w-what do you want?”

”Well hello Christa, it's nice to finally put a face to the name! I’m sorry we didn't meet under better circumstances, let me introduce myself. I am Ron, Eli’s father.”

”Y-your Eli’s father? Where is Eli?” I look behind him but no one is there.

”Oh, you know, this and that. He’s been a busy boy with pack business!”

”W-w-why are you here?” I ask, my brows furrowed with a deep frown and confusion on my face.

”Well, you see my dear, ” he says as he moves over towards the window, ”We never expected you to show up at the most inconvenient time. So you have caused me a great deal of trouble!”

”I-I I don't understand?”

”Of course you don't, dear. So innocent, so naive… did you really think you were fit to be Luna of this pack? Fit to be Eli’s mate? Of course, you did…, ” he chuckles, ”You will tell Eli that you don’t want to be his mate. You will tell him that he needs to claim Eliza as his mate and Luna. Do you understand me?”

”What?... Why?... No, I don't understand at all!”

”Because little human, you will be the downfall of Eli. You might not see it now but you make Eli weak, you make this pack weak, and no one in this pack will accept you as their Luna; the only thing you will bring to this pack is their downfall. Do you want to be responsible for Eli and his pack's deaths?” I quickly shake my head, no. Everything he is saying is the very things I fear. I can’t control the tears in my eyes as they begin to fall one by one.

”You see dear, Eli can only be successful and strong when he declares Eliza as Luna and marks her as his mate, and you will not get in the way of that. Otherwise, my next visit here will be your last. Do you understand me, my dear Christa?” I nod my head. He smiles at me and walks over to my bedside, and I immediately tense up. He pats his hand on my shoulder, never looking at me.

”I’m glad we could come to an understanding, and I didn't even have to do anything you would come to regret!” He says as he walks out the door, whistling as he walks out. As soon as the door clicks shut, I let it all come out. I sob so hard it hurts and I turn my head into my pillow and let out a scream.