Chapter 68

68 Live For Us

Luke.

I did not know what to say. My father was smiling, and I knew he had no clue what was happening.

“What about the DNA test?” I asked Doctor Green.

“The baby is yours, Alpha, but he has no key mark.” Doctor Green replied, and my father exclaimed.

“What! Do you mean the child isn’t an heir? All these troubles for an ordinary pack member? She stayed

at my house, ate my food and troubled my son and his wife for this?” My father asked, and I tried to shut

him up. “Father, stop it. The baby is in critical condition. He has a hole in his heart from all the medication

Lisa abused for attention.” I said, and my father was in shock. He staggered backwards.

“May we see him?” I asked the doctor. “You can look at him from the glass, but he is in the ICU.” the

doctor said, and we followed him. What I saw broke my heart. The baby looked so tiny and helpless, and

he seemed as if he was sleeping, but he wasn’t. He was fighting for his life, hooked up to the tubes and

machines, Trying to live. My father touched the glass in pain, and I knew he was fighting back the tears.

“That bitch did this to my grandson,” He said with so much rage, and I could not stop him because I was

fighting my emotions too. Why did Elisabeth do this to him? Kimberly was ignored completely, but she

never endangered her daughter’s life. Elisabeth was cared for and pampered. The only thing was that I

wasn’t with her, and I couldn’t be. Even if I wasn’t with Tia, I would have still made that demarcation

between us, so she doesn’t get any ideas into her head. I was angry at her selfishness. I hope she is

happy now.

“Doctor, if he survives this, what will be the quality of life he would have?” I asked the man, and he

sighed. “He would not be able to do physically strenuous things. He will be okay with the right medication

until he gets his wolf and his body fixes the issue,” The doctor said, and I frowned

at him.

“Once his wolf comes, he will have the fast healing ability, and then his system will fix itself, but that is if

he can survive this for twelve years. We have medications that can help, but the next seventy-two hours

would determine if he would survive or not.” The doctor said, and I thanked him. It sounded like hope, but

I knew it would be strenuous on the boy.

“He is a fighter, Alpha. Elisabeth should have had a miscarriage with her last stunt, but he remained. Let

us just keep our fingers crossed. I wouldn’t want to get your hopes up. I will advise that if he survives, do

not give him to his mother. She doesn’t have the mental capacity to care for a delicate child.” the doctor

said, hinting that Elisabeth was mentally unstable, and he was right. Only a mentally unstable, selfish

woman would harm her unborn child just to gain attention.

“That bitch, I swear if he dies, I will charge her with murder,” my father said.

“I want her out of my house today!” my father continued, and I nodded, telling him to calm down. Right

now, the boy’s health is the most crucial issue. I did not know how to break the news to Lisa and Tia. It

was sad news. Tia had wanted to take the child and care for him if he were mine. We did not even know

if we would leave the hospital with the baby. Elisabeth had really hurt herself.

I went back into the room with my father. He was controlling himself from attacking Lisa. Tia looked at me

curiously, and if I wasn’t a gentleman and against beating women, I would have beat up Elisabeth at that

moment.

“What did the doctor say, Luke?” Elisabeth asked me.

“It is Alpha Moon to you,” my father corrected her, ” You are not his mate, mistress or family. As a pack

member, you call him by his title. We have tolerated you long enough, and now you have given birth. Do

not expect the same treatment from us. I have told your Alpha I do not want you in my house. You can

move in with your boyfriend now. According to law, we are no longer responsible for you once someone

has taken an interest in you.” my father said to her, and she sat up. I knew she should be healed by

now.

“Luke. what about our baby. I know he is yours. You are the only one I slept with without protection. That

is your heir. Would you let your father kick me out with your only heir? Your wife has been unable to

conceive all these months. If you do this, I will cut you off from us, and you will regret it,” she said,

weeping. I could not tell her what had happened with the boy. I was still processing the news and did not

think it was her business to know if Tia was pregnant

I heard a slap, and I looked to see that my father was the one that dished it. His hands were trembling

from anger.

“When I warn you, you make corrections. I will not allow you to disrespect me, my son and daughter-in-

law like that again. Luke is your Alpha, and Tia is your Luna. We will gladly cut you off from the mark if

you can’t deal. Don’t ever threaten us with your useless boy again. If Luke hasn’t told you yet, I will. Your

child has no Key mark, so he can never be an heir, and your selfishness is about to cost the poor baby

his life because he has a hole in his heart. You should be praying to the goddess for a miracle instead of

spewing nonsense,” My father said to her, and she was in shock. She cried out in pain.

“No!!! My baby!!!” she screamed.

“Yes, Elisabeth. Your baby was born with a hole in his heart because of those medications you took to

induce symptoms. The baby is a Moon quite alright, but the doctor does not think he will survive it,” I said

to her, and she wept. Tia came to hug me because she felt my pain. I might not like Elisabeth, but it still

hurt that she would do this to my child. Yes, the baby had no key mark and will never inherit from me, but

I would have loved and cared for him regardless. Tia would have doted on him, and he would have lived

a full life We wouldn’t have treated him as a mistake, but Elisabeth just had to be her selfish self and cost

him his life,

“What will they do to save his life?” Tia asked, and I did not know what to say because the doctor

seerned confused.

“I want to see my baby I want to see my baby.” She cried, but no one answered her. “Luke, there is no

reason to remain here. I think you should go home. Tia needs to rest. I do not want her to have a

miscarriage because of this bitch,” my father said. I knew he was angry,

and I could feel it. He had come there for the birth of the child. He would have loved his grandson

regardless; it didn’t matter if he had a key mark or not. He would have loved him but knowing that

Elisabeth’s selfishness had caused something that would cost his grandson his life angered him. I felt his

rage, and it took a lot of self-control for him not to attack Elisabeth

“She is pregnant?” Elisabeth asked, looking and Tia. She looked ashamed and felt betrayed

“Yes, Lisa. My wife is pregnant. We wanted to take the boy from you and care for him so you can start

afresh with Joey, but as things are, there won’t be a baby to take from you. You have ruined everything

“What have I done? What have I done?” Elisabeth said, crying; she had finally realised what had

happened.

“I only wanted to be in your life forever. I got pregnant to keep a piece of you with me. I took those meds

to gain your attention. I wanted to hurt you and Tia and ended up hurting myself. Please, Alpha Moon,”

she said with so much difficulty.

“Don’t let my baby die. I will leave him for you and walk out of your lives for good, but don’t let him die,”

she pleaded, and I was shocked at how quickly she turned around. Hearing her son’s life hung in the

balance because of her actions, set her straight. She began to wail, and Tia went to console her. She did

not try to push Tia away.

“My baby, My baby” was all she could manage between sobs. “Leave her be, Tia. It is time to go home;

you need to rest. Pregnancies are difficult in the early stages,” My father said, and when Tia did not leave

Elisabeth quickly enough, he went to separate them

“I want you to pack your things and leave the moon mansion,” my father said to Elisabeth and walked out

of the room angrily. His eyes were misty, and I knew he did not want to shed tears in the presence of

everyone. I was sad, too, and I was trying to hold my shit together. I instructed Bart to remain with

Elisabeth while Tia and I walked out of the room

“There must be something that can be done to save his life, Luke. We can’t give up like this, Luke. We

have to try. Do some research, ask around..” she said, and I stopped her.

“Let it go, Tia. This is the best hospital in Woodclaw. All the specialists are here. The situation is

hopeless.” I said, sounding defeated, and she shook her head.

“The doctor had warned us that this could happen a few months ago. He said he couldn’t tell us if the

medication would negatively affect the fetus, but he hinted it could and could be bad. Lisa did this to

herself. I just want to go home, Tia.” I said to my wife, and she nodded. She must have realised I was

trying to keep it together.

“Okay, give me the car keys, Luke. I will drive,” she said, and I did not bother to argue. I handed it to her,

and we left the premises. The moment we sat in the car, I broke down. Tia wound up the tinted glass so

no one would see me, and she drove out of the hospital. I did not know where she was heading until she

parked on the cliff.

“Luke,” she said and turned towards me. She lifted my hand and placed it on her belly.

“Do not let what Elisabeth did, take away your joy. It would have been nice to have him, but as things

are, it might not be that way. Maybe the goddess wants you two to have a clean break like you wanted

initially before all this. Maybe this is what the goddess wants. At least she can start a life with Joey

without having to deal with us, and we can continue living our lives

without having to deal with her. If the goddess wills it, he will be okay, and I will love him as if he were

mine, but if not, we will thank her for his life and know that he is in a better place. We all need you to be

strong for him.” She said to me, and I held her. She broke the hug and exited the car. She walked to the

passenger’s side and asked me to exit the car too. I came out, and she hugged me Wrapping my arms

around her, I took in her scent.

“Breathe, Luke. Just breathe,” she said to me, and I inhaled and exhaled gradually as she had instructed.

I held her trying to calm down. I hoped he would not die; I hoped he would overcome this. There was so

much Tia and I could give him, and we were willing. All he had to do was live for us.