Fighting For My Mate (18+)

Chapter 15

Eli POV

When he opens his eyes, they are no longer blue but gold. I noticed that his whole demeanor has changed. He just stood there, his eyes switching between blue and gold and his face looked pained. It was starting to scare me.

”Eli?... Eli?... Are you ok?”

As I was dressing Christa in her nightgown she was so beautiful. She was such a perfect vision that Simon began fighting to come out so his mate could finally meet him. He wants her to like him as much as she likes me.

”Let me have time with mate, please!” Simon begs.

”No, Simon, I don't want you to hurt her!”

”I won’t hurt mate! I would never hurt mate!” He buffs out, annoyed that I would even insinuate such a thing.

”Simon, stop trying to take control.”

”Fine! At least tell mate I love her!”

I finally gain control of my wolf, and I can see Christa is standing by the wall-shaking, scared of what just happened.

”I’m so sorry, Christa. I didn't mean to scare you. My wolf Simon was trying to take over to meet you, and I had to push him back, so he didn't scare you.”

”Your wolf’s name is Simon?”

”Yes.”

”Can… Can I meet him?”

”YES! Mate wants to meet me!” Simon howls in my head.

”I don’t think that's a good idea. I’m not sure if he'll be able to control himself. I’m worried he might hurt you.”

”Yes, I will control myself! I promise I won’t hurt or scare mate! I love her!” He whines.

”It’s ok. I want to meet him.”

”Are you sure?”

”Yes, I’m sure. I’m his mate too, right? It's only fair he meets his mate too.”

”Yeah, Eli, it’s only fair! I want to meet mate! And mate wants to meet me!” He says excitedly, spinning in circles.

”Ok.” I say as she gives me the sweetest smile. Before I give Simon control, I lean down and kiss her plump, soft lips. I run my tongue at the seams of her lips, asking permission to get in, and she opens for me. We spend a few seconds in a deep lip bruising kiss before I release her.

”Are you ready?” She nods.

**Christa**

After Eli asked me if I was ready, I nodded my head yes. He backed away from me and closed his eyes. The next time he opened them, they were a beautiful yellow gold color.

”Hello, my mate.” He says, his voice much deeper than Eli’s.

”H-hi, Simon.”

”It’s ok, mate. You don't need to be afraid of me. I’ve been waiting for so long to meet you!”

”You have?”

”Yes, mate. Eli, wouldn't let me meet you before because he was worried. He's always worried, though!” I chuckle at that. They have two completely different personalities.

”I like making mate laugh! You have a nice laugh!”

”Thank you.” I blush at his compliment.

”Can I hold you?”

”S-sure.”

”He walks over to me and wraps his arms around me and squeezes.”

”Simon, it's too tight. I can't breathe.”

”Oh, sorry, mate. I didn't mean to.” He frowns.

”It’s ok. I like it when you hold me.” His eyes immediately light up, and he has the biggest smile. He brings me over to the couch in the bedroom and sits down, then he grabs my waist and sets me on his lap. When he does, I squeal, not expecting him to suddenly sit me on his lap. He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me closer to him; he puts his head in the crook of my neck and takes in a deep breath.

”You smell so good, mate!”

”I do? What do I smell like?” He takes in another deep breath.

”You smell like Magnolia and Rose combined.”

”Really?”

”Mmmmmhmmm.” He moans into my neck. It tickled, so I started laughing.

”Did I say something funny?” He asks with a tilt to his head confused.

”No, when you said mmmhmm into my neck, it tickled.”

”Mates ticklish?” He asks with a mischievous grin.

”Oh no, Simon, don't even think about it!”

At that moment, Simon starts tickling me on my sides and belly. I squeal while laughing.

”Simon, Simon stop! I’m going to pee myself!” I yell, in-between gasps. Finally, he stops and I’m able to catch my breath. I look up at him and he has the sweetest smile as he looks at me like I am his whole world and warms my heart. We sit there just silently staring into each other's eyes.

”I love you, my beautiful mate.” He says, and he leans down and kisses my lips. ”I have to go now, though. Can I see you again soon?”

”Of course.” He smiles, and his eyes switch from gold back to blue again. When Eli notices I’m in his lap, he immediately becomes concerned.

”Are you ok? He didn't hurt you did he?”

”No, he was a perfect gentleman.” I giggled.

**Eli**

Once I handed Simon control of my body he completely blocked me out! So after I got back control from Simon, the first thing I needed to do was check on Christa. Simon is the most feared wolf for a reason. He's a brute who is relentless and will kill in seconds without mercy. He's too aggressive, and no wolf would dare go against him. When Christa reassured me, I was able to breathe a sigh of relief. It seems he turns into a big giant puppy around her.

”Mate likes me more than you! I make mate laugh!” He says while prancing around and howls. All I could do was shake my head and smile.

”Are you ready for bed?” I ask.

”Absolutely. I’m exhausted.”

I picked up Christa by her knees, carried her princess style to the bed, and gently laid her down. Once I had her tucked in, I headed over to the couch.

”Eli?” I turn around at Christa’s call.

”Mmhmm?”

”Would you mind sleeping next to me tonight?”

”Of course, I will. Are you feeling ok?”

”Yes, I’m ok. I just have a strong need to have you close. I don't know if that even makes sense?”

”It makes perfect sense honey. As we grow closer, the need to have each other near becomes almost unbearable.”

At that, I climb into bed with Christa. I scoot in beside her and scoop her into my arms to hold her. Her back to my front. I could hear her contented sigh.

”I really like Simon. He’s so sweet.” She said.

”He really likes you too.” I say, ”So do I.” I whisper and kiss her on her neck, right on the spot where I will mark her one day. I feel her shiver at that and sigh once again. After a few moments, her breathing begins to even out.

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In the middle of the night, I’m woken up to Christa groaning in pain. She's still asleep, but she's restless and can't lie still. I can feel her joints throbbing with a dull aching pain deep in her bones and this sharp almost electrocuting pain shooting up and down her spine and down her legs. I can also feel her fingers tingling and going numb. I don't understand what could be causing this and how she lives constantly like this?

I fold her in close to me while she sleeps, and I focus as hard as I can. I put my hand on her back where she is hurting. As I focus, I can feel her pain absorbing into my own body. The pain is almost unbearable. I clench down hard on my pillow to prevent myself from screaming out in agony taking it all into my own body. What the hell is causing her this much pain? It shouldn't even be humanly possible for her body to withstand this much torture let alone every single day.

What I was getting off of her with our mate bond doesn't even come close to what she is actually feeling. My poor mate, how come she hasn’t said anything? Why hasn’t her brother’s done anything for her? I felt myself becoming angry at that. I wanted to get up and beat the s**t out of Pete for not helping her. The thought that they let their sister live in this kind of pain for so long and did nothing about it. But my need to stay with my mate and comfort her was much stronger, and all I wanted to do was keep her safe in my arms.

Finally, she begins to calm down, and she’s able to have a more restful sleep. Almost immediately my body began healing itself of the pain that I’ve absorbed from my mate. We need to have a serious talk in the morning about what is causing her suffering and why her brothers have done nothing for her! I wait a while to make sure she's ok and I am able to fall back to sleep with Christa in my arms.

**Christa**

I wake up and stretch, and when I do, I feel a body next to me, and I freeze. I slowly look over at who is next to me and see Eli who is still soundly asleep. Then my memories of last night come flooding back to me.

Eli had helped me change into my nightgown. Just the thought of the way he touched me made me blush. I forgot that I had asked Eli to sleep in bed with me. I felt so stressed, alone, and scared that I just needed to feel him next to me. Last night, I slept better than I ever have before. My joints aren’t stiff, my bones don’t ache, my spine doesn’t hurt, and I can move without pain! Wow, this is amazing! I feel so energized. I sneak out of bed to let Eli sleep. He must be exhausted from everything going on.

I decide to make some breakfast for him. I look in the refrigerator to see what he has and see that he has bacon and eggs stocked. I take them out of the fridge and set them on the countertop. I get the coffee going so that it’s ready when breakfast is done. I bend down to get the skillets and turn around so I can set them on the kitchen island where the stove is at. Once I set them down, I turn the knobs to heat the skillets. While they warm up I start cracking eggs into a bowl and whisking them. I add salt, pepper, and once the skillet is heated I put some butter on and let it melt. The second skillet is nice and heated so I start throwing some bacon on. I add the eggs and put some cheddar cheese on it and mix it around. Once the eggs are scrambled to perfection and fluffy I set them aside. As I'm working in the kitchen, I’m humming and dancing to my own tune, and I don't notice that Eli has walked in.

I turn around from the sink to flip the bacon and scream out!

”Holy crap, Eli! You nearly scared me to death.” I say holding my chest catching my breath while Eli is leaning against the wall with his arms folded, his shorts are hanging down his waist showing off his V line as if it is an arrow pointing directly to where his groin is, and he is giving me an extremely sexy smirk.

”How long have you been standing there?” His smile grows wider, and he slowly stalks towards me. I stare at him and gulp as I watch his muscles flex and rippling with every move he makes. He walks behind me and takes my hand that has the spatula in it. He leans down so close that his mouth is gently caressing my ear lobe. I shiver, and I feel the heat go straight to my core.

”Long enough to see that you're burning the bacon.” He whispers. He helps me take the bacon off while continuing to stand behind me, his hands on top of mine. He presses against me so I can feel the bulge in his pants. My breath hitches, and I feel tingling in my lower extremities. I quickly clear my throat blushing like crazy.

”Welp, breakfast is finished.” I turn around and dip down under his arms and begin to set the plates. While I set the plates, Eli makes us coffee.

”How do you like your coffee?” He asks, smiling, knowing exactly what he's doing to me.

”I’ll take mine with cream and sugar, thank you.” I say, not looking in his direction. He chuckles.

”Just as I thought, you like your coffee as sweet as you!” He gives me that sexy smirk again.

We sit down to eat together. While we eat, we sit in silence. It isn’t awkward; we just simply take comfort in each other's company. It's nice and relaxing. Once we finish eating, I start cleaning up the plates when Eli stops me.

”Don't worry about cleaning up. You cooked, so it's only fair I clean.” He says, smiling while taking the dishes out of my hands; he leans down and gives me a soft peck on my lips.

”Breakfast was delicious! Thank you. Why don't you go sit down and rest? I’ll join you when I’m finished.” I can't control it, but I blush once again at his compliment. I don't think I’ll ever get used to it.

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A few moments later, Eli joins me in the living room. He sits down next to me and pulls me into his lap. He has a serious look on his face that has me worried.

”Christa, there is something that I need to talk to you about.” He says with his eyebrows furrowed and a frown. He looks like he's trying to find the best way to bring up what he wants to talk to me about. I sit there silently, waiting for him to speak.

He takes in a deep breath, ”you already know that as mates we can feel each other's emotions, right?” I don't say anything; I just simply nod my head, unable to look at him.

”Well, as your mate, not only can I feel your emotions, but I can feel your pain too.” I immediately tense and look straight at him with my eyes wide, shock on my face.

”Christa, last night you were groaning in pain in your sleep and moving around restless. So I decided to help you by absorbing your pain and taking it into my own body.” He pauses and just looks at me, and I can't meet his eyes. ”The agony I felt when I took your pain was excruciating. Why are you in so much pain and why didn't you tell me? Why hasn't your brother’s done anything to help you?” He says getting more and more upset.

I jumped off his lap as if he burned me. Now I feel myself getting angry, not understanding why he was so mad.

”How dare you?” I yell out at him, ”I didn't give you permission to do that! This pain is mine to bear and mine alone! You had no right!” He rushes towards me and takes me into his arms.

”Sssshhh Christa, it's ok. It's ok; I’m not upset with you. I’m upset that you're in so much pain.”

At his words, I break out into tears unable to hold in the violent sobs from all the years I spent with no one really understanding the pain I go through daily. Trying to get people to believe me when I told them I was in too much pain to move.

Doctor after doctor telling me there was nothing wrong with me. For years I went through this with doctors telling me it was in my head and it was so often my brothers began to believe them even though I would wake up in tears at night and they would have to carry me when I couldn't walk.

When I finally got my diagnosis telling me that I had Ankylosing Spondylitis I felt relieved. Still, in that next moment, they told me that it is a hereditary disease and that my immune system was attacking my body so severely that it was fusing my joints and my spine; I even started developing heart, liver, and eye problems when my body began attacking my organs. They told me that the damage was done and all they could do was slow down my disease with a biologic that suppresses my immune system and help control my pain with narcotic pain meds. It's really the only reason I can function now. But I still have bad days.

I tell my story to Eli after I have calmed down, and all he can do is take me in his arms to hold me and comfort me.

”So you see, there was nothing my brothers could do for me. They really did try. If it weren't for them pushing for answers, I would have never gotten my diagnosis.” Eli pulls away to look me in the eyes.

”My goodness, sweetheart, you are the strongest person I know! You are a warrior and don’t let anyone tell you any different.” He pulls me back into him and holds on tighter with tears in his eyes.

It felt so good to get all of that out. It almost felt freeing. For so long I have been trying to hide my pain and I’ve convinced everyone that I’m a healthy normal twenty years old.

”Wait, sweetheart, if you’ve been taking medications, why haven't I seen them?” I blush hard, embarrassed to answer his question.

”I’ve hidden my pain meds in your room in a secret spot that I found, and I take them when I need them whenever you're not looking. And my biologic I only take once a month, so my last dose Pete went home and took it from the fridge and snuck it to me when you weren't home.” I look away, unable to meet his gaze. He takes his finger, puts it under my chin, and gently moves my head over to look at him.

”Look at me, sweetheart; you don’t ever have to be ashamed of having to take your medications around me. Ok?” I nod my head.

”Ok.” I whisper. He leans in and kisses my lips, slipping his tongue into the seam, asking for me to open. I happily oblige him. I kiss him back just as passionately until we're both out of breath and need to come up for air.

At that moment I had never been so thankful to have him in my life. I love this man with all my heart.

**Unknown**

These worthless pieces of mutts can’t do anything right!

”Pppplleeasse mmmaster, they were too strong. There’s too many at the bbborders now. We jjjust ccan’t get through!” He stuttered so much he could barely spit the words out.

The mutt is on his knees, begging me to spare him and give him another chance. He's weak, and therefore, he is of no use to me. I calmly walk over to him. And take his head in my hands.

”Ssshhh, it's ok, my boy. It's not your fault.” He relaxes and lets out a sigh of relief.

”Than.” He doesn't have time to say anything more when I cut him off, breaking his neck. His body falls limp to the ground. I turn to my beta, ”clean this s**t up and find another way in. I want the Alpha’s mate!”