Red Rover Runner ( book two in Blue eyes series)

Chapter 3

( Zoey 's wolf )

 This was all to soon it was to quick . " Hold up please .Why are you guys so excepting ? No pack is this excepting there has to be a catch . "  I look around me at these friendly faces . 

" Why would there be a catch . You're my mate and we are looking for pack mates. Leon is Alpha now of his dad's pack but he wants his own allies because the pack is kinda big . Leon and Crystal have accepted you as I have claimed you as mine. " Arlo says 

 " But no pack is this excepting of a rouge , a runner . " I was determined to get it out of them . But I then realize that if they had something to hide they would of hid it but this pack bared all of its self to me . " But we cant lie ." 

" No we cant . It's our one limitation our one weakness but a our strength too. " Crystal joins the conversation.  " When you cant lie you have to tell the truth which is sometimes hard to bare."  

 " We are very happy to have you ."  Liz comes up and hugs me quietly the best she could with her swollen belly . Arlo came back up to me and then askes if we can do the mind link between us and the pack link . I nod offering my arm and he nips my finger to draw blood he does it to me and Leon does his own we press our fingers together and then Leon and me do the same. 

 "There this is the pack link ."   Leon says and all say hi.

 " And this the mate link . "  Arlo smiles abit at me as he mind speaks .Arlo and the pack head back to their terriorty  for the evening . I smile and sigh softly as i get ready for the night . I shower then I read and pray spending about an hour in The Word .  I then I pull the covers up and shut the light off. 

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 Fridget air had become warm again but with it lots of snow I was stuck indoor not even the workers could make it to the store to work for at least a few days. Arlo didn't show up but I knew if it hadn't snowed he'd be over or at least watching my house trying not to intrude on my privacy . I was by the fire place and was bundled up in my blanket. I had become sick and was really wishing I had some one to talk to and take care of me.I hear a knock on the door.I go look through the peep hole making sure it wasn't advertisement. Seeing its Crystal and Leon. I open the door and Crystal looks at me worriedly in the state I'm in.

 " We thought we'd pop by to see how you're doing , You ok?" She asks .

 " Just a cold." I cough abit into my sleeve. 

 " I'm telling Arlo ." 

 " N-....."  Both come in and they sit me down and get to work. Leon begins brewing tea while Crystal makes me some food. About twenty mins later Arlo comes in knocking off his boots. He takes off his hoody and shakes his head while dragging his hand through his hair to get the remaining snow out of his hair. 

" Are you ok Zoey?" He walks quickly to my side plopping on the couch beside me. 

 " Abit of a cold, which you'll catch if you don't move away." I cuddle into my blanket hiding embrassed. He chuckles and hugs me close. 

 " I don't care if I catch it . Also if I don't claim it it isn't mine. The Lord will protect me from getting sick."

 " True but I'm still sick." I cough more . Leon brings me a cup of hot camille  tea with honey . " But I've also prayed and I'm alot better then what I was." Arlo helps me to de cocoon myself so I can drink my tea more easily. " Thanks." I say between sips.  

 " No problem." The rest of the pack mill around helping me when they can. As the storm gets worse closer to the evening they realize ether they would have to stay here. or head home soon. They all vote on it and all say it would be best ti stay with me .Secretly that made really happy but I wouldn't show that to them.Arlo begins making supper. He calls out ingrents he needs to Leon as Leon pulls on his coat and heads to the grocery store. Crystal was told to sit and relax. So she askes if I would like a movie . Agreeing we go through my collection and she puts in the second Narina  movie  from the new ones. Sid helps Arlo cook. Arlo didn't talk alot .He only talked when necessary. I could see that he seem comfortable in my house surrounded his family . I saw him watching his sister . Then he would turn his gaze to me. His eyes were worried.

" What are you thinking?" I used our private link to speak to him.

" I'm just worried cause you're sick and not feeling well."  him thoughts were honest and it made me smile . He was intriguing and made me watch him as we watched the movie .  I fall asleep as the movie progress and Arlo carries me to my room ,after putting me me to bed he heads back downstairs.  During the night the winds pick up and turn violent and as crash sounds throughout the house that comes from my room. The tree breaks and falls into my window the glass flies  into my room hitting me in my sleep. Arlo comes running upstairs.

 " Zoey!! Are you Ok ?" He yells worriedly. He sees the tree limb and gasps. He takes its off of me seeing my face covered with cuts from glass. He begins get worried and he pulls me out of my bed  after realizing I'm only cut on the face he calms down wiping my face . At this point I'm awake and without realizing I had began to cry . " Shh." He grabs me into a hug and holds me. " Thanks to the Lord ,you probably will only need stitches. "He continues holding me as I sob out of sheer shock. His hug felt right ,his arms around me felt comfortable. Finally done crying  I just sit there smelling his shirt . " You ok now ?" 

 " Yeah. We should probably head to the hospital though." Sid comes up . I feel Arlo hands  begin to stroke the back of my head I flinch and he takes his hand away.

 " Um yah. The back of your head is covered in cuts too. We can take you the pack doctor if you like." I nod ." Your towels are in the bathroom right ?" I hear Sid ask .

 " Yes ." I say quietly still engulfed in Arlo's hug . He doesn't budge only repositioning himself so Sid could access my face.

 " Here." Sid places the towel on the back of my head pressing firmly. He passes the other towel to Arlo . Arlo automatically places it on my forehead stopping the bleeding there. " It isn't stopping Arlo we need to go." Arlo stands carrying me easily .I hold onto his shoulder. He takes to the car they had come in. 

 " I'll drive." Leon offers. Crystal pulls the key out of Arlo's pocket tossing it to him. Crystal hops in front with Leon. Sid and Liz hop in the back with us.They lock the door behind us  locking my door with my key.

 " Do you mind if I hold them for you ?" Liz askes . 

" No not really." I say not wanting to talk much cause my head hurts when I talk. Sid puts on our seatbelt so Arlo could hold me We drive around the forest and enter on a dirt road Arlo talked very little only answering in one worded answers. He wasn't mad just really worried about me. As I read his thoughts I realized he was actually praying for me. I closed my eyes and listen to the  prayer. Thinking I was hurting more his prayer became more urgent.  " I'm ok Arlo I'm just closing my  eyes cause I heard you praying in your thoughts and was wanting to silently agreeing with you. " I felt his sigh of relief he then looks at me and gives me the slightest of smiles. He then closes his eyes and prays more in thanks which I come into agreement with him.