THE HATED MATE

CHAPTER 8. INTO THE NIGHT

     I ran and ran, until the storm got so bad I could barely see in front of me. My wolf was drenched. She didn't want to run any more, but I wanted to keep going. So when she stopped in her tracks and refused to go any further, I shifted into my human form and blocked her. I continued to run. It was pouring down rain, I could barely see, I was naked and freezing cold, but I was also too stubborn to unblock my wolf to stay warm.
      I didn't feel like listening to her lectures at the moment. I was angry and I wanted to stay angry. This was how I really felt, and I didn't want the mate bond to affect it differently. Eventually I became too cold to keep going, and I still couldn'tsee where I was going. I was about ready to give in and unblock my wolf, but before I could, I began to feel extremely weak and I fainted. There I was, I had no idea where I was, but I was just laying completely naked in the middle of a bad storm, freezing cold.

ELIJAH'S P.O.V:
       It's been almost an hour and a half since Zoey jumped over the balcony and ran off into the storm. Me and my mom Argued over the fact of me letting things get out of hand like she told me not to, but eventually Elsa helped me convince her to go help look for her. The rest of the pack wouldn't agree to come and help due to how bad the storm had progressed.
       So me, my mom, and Elsa shifted into our wolves and ran into the storm to go  find Zoey. My heart was pounding, my mom and Elsa struggled to keep up with me. We searched for about 45 minutes until we stumbled across her body. She was naked and unconscious. She had already turned blue, and she was ice cold to the touch. Elsa put her on my back and we ran to a nearby pack safe house. It was a small one bedroom log cabin. We rushed her inside and placed her on the bed. We wrapped warming blankets around her, and placed heating pads over the blankets.

ZOEY'S P.O.V:
       I was unconscious still but I was able to hear the conversations around me.

"Will she survive mom?" Elijah asked concerned.

"More than likely. I think she is in stage 3 of hypothermia. We just need to keep her warm and hopefully we can reverse the affects." Nora explained. "Why don't you go make some hot cocoa Elijah." She Suggested.

"I'm not leaving her side." He said firmly.

"And I'm not asking. She is going to need warm fluids when she regains consciousness so she can continue to get warm enough to survive this." Nora Demanded. He took another glance at me and then took off unwillingly.

"Mom.... I'm worried about Elijah.... I've never seen him so worked up over someone." She said concerned.

"Well sweety, she's his mate. Even when you try to keep your cool.... it's nearly impossible. You'll understand when you find your mate." Nora explained.

"I just don't understand. If Zoey was never turned into a werewolf, would Elijah even have a mate?" She asked confused.

"Oh sweetie yes....just remember everything happens for a reason. I truly believe that Zoey was born to be a werewolf." Nora said.

"Mom.... does seeing Elijah so worried about Zoey while she's injured.... remind you of dad?" She asked with sadness in her voice. Nora took a deep breath before responding.

"No sweetie, what happened with your dad was different.... you two were so young. I'm surprised you remember." She said.

"I remember stories you told me. Do you think you will ever find another mate?" She asked, but not really wanting to know the answer.

"I couldn't imagine having any other mate than your father, but I suppose one day I will find my new mate, but it's not a day I'm looking forward to." She said. My eyes shot open. I inhaled deeply and sat up.

"Where.... am.... I....?" I asked still trying to catch my breath. Elijah came running in.

"Zoey!!! Your okay?!?!?" He said surprisingly concerned. He threw his arms around me before I had time to react. Nora pulled him off of me.