Saving Gracie

Chapter 10

Gracie POV

Ryder looks smoke-a-lishous!!! I wanted to jump in his arms then and there but I kept Sam at bay. I told the boys to go ahead in the dinning room. I head to the kitchen and see Mar. "Omg. Mar!! I feel like I haven't seen you in forever!!" I scream. She runs to me and says, "I know right?!?!" I see Sherilee cooking along with the other moms. Oh I forgot to say but Mareena is Sherilee's daughter. Sherilee turns to Mar and says, "Come Mareena. Help me get the food to the table." We each get one plate of food and walk to the dinning room. Mar suddenly stops in front of me. "Uhh Mar??" I say. 'Mate' I hear her whisper. I look around my eyes land on....Carter!??! Mar's gaze flickers over to Ryder and her eyes harden. Mar quickly sets the plate down and I do the same. She grabs my arm and pulls me back to the kitchen. "Carter is my mate and I won't utter a single word to him because of what Ryder did to you," she says. "But Mar. You deserve to be happy and-" she cuts me off by saying, "Gracie. He's slept with so many women that I can't even count. I won't deal with an arse like him." I nod and we return to putting food on the table. The dining room consisted of three tables. The one in the middle is the biggest one. It's where alpha, luna, beta, gamma, and close friends sit. The one on the left and right are slightly smaller but that's where the rest of the pack sits. The middle table holds 145 and the smaller tables hold 125. Every set is taken so we have a total of 395 members. Yeah I know what your thinking, our dinning room must be huge....Well it is. Mar avoided Carter and I avoided Ryder as we put food on the table. Finally all food was set out ad everyone took there seats. I was at the head of the table. Usually an alpha and luna would be here but yeah..... Ric is on my left and Jam on my right. Ryder was on Ric's right following Sherilee and Mar and the rest. Jam's right was Carter and Daniel along with some other people. I cleared my throat and silence fell over the room. I stand up and say, "Thank you moon goddess for the food and the well being of this pack. Thank you for the women who work hard to feed and care for the pack and the men who protect the pack. Thank you for bringing us together. Let us eat." I grin at the end and everyone starts eating. I sit back down and get food and start eating. Mar mind linked me,

"He's staring at me."

"Well what do you expect?? He's got an amazing mate!!"

"Aww thanks Gracie. Ryder is staring at you."

"No problem. Really?? Can't I eat without people looking at me??"

"Well you are pretty dazzling in that little get up you have on there."

"Hahaha. I'm done eating. I'm gonna walk around the tables for a bit."

"Mkay."

She cut off the mind link and I stand up. I compliment the women that cooked and went over to every mother to check on there children. "Luna!! Luna!! Luna!! Come play with us over there pweease???" Says little ole Mindy. I smile and nod. She tugs my hand to the back of the dinning room where there's a little kids place for when the kids are done they can play. I sit down and play with them until I see that everyone is finished. Small talk was made and I stand at the head of the middle table. I look over my pack and a sad smile makes its way to my face. Mum and Dad would be so proud of me. Mar comes over and hugs me.

"Alright everyone. Let's wrap this up and clean this up," I say. Everyone gets smiles on there faces and stands up. I press play on the stereo and everyone starts moving and cleaning up. Ryder asks, "What in the world is happening...." I smile and say, "We alway do this. It's a way of making cleaning fun." I see some couples dancing while picking up plates and clearing the tables. "May I take this dance?" asks Ric. I curtsy and say,"Wouldn't miss it for the world." We dance and soon enough the tables are cleared. Everyone stands back and I press a button that brings the tables down underground into a little place where they go and the tables are gone.

I play the music and everyone dances. This is my favorite part of the day. It's when everyone can just relax and have some fun. I see Ryder, Carter, and Daniel just standing by the side. I rushed to Mar and one of my other best friend named Angie Fawning. She's Jam's daughter. She gets home schooled but she's always been my best friend along with Mar. I grab them and we pair up with the boys. I look over at Angie and see that she's I some sort of trance.....it's the same trance Mar was in..OMG. DANIEL IS HER MATE. I smile brightly when she looks at me. She looks a little sad but pulls him with her. It's Mar's turn. She walks to Carter and playfully curtsy's. She says something but I can't hear them. Carter grins and they leave to dance. It's my turn now. I walk up to Ryder. "Why are you alone??" I say. "Well Daniel went to dance with his mate and Carter went with his too," he says. "Would you like to dance??" I ask. "He grins and bows, "It would be my pleasure."

We danced until everyone was tired. We all went our separate ways. Small talk and laughter filled the hallways. I smiled and headed up stairs until a hand grabbed my hand and yanked me into a room. Ryder?? Yep it's him. "What's up?" I ask. He looks at me with hunger and lust. "That was the best dinner ever. I have never experienced that before. I also wanted to tell you that I want to restart. I want to become a better man for you." He ends his rant and looks at me with pleading eyes. I sigh and say, "I'll give you a chance. ONE chance. I know. Our dinners are famous. It's why we don't invite a lot of people over. It's like a pack thing." He smiles at me and let's me go. I pause and kiss his cheek."Goodnight Ryder. I'll see you tomorrow," I say as I stroll out to my room. "Night Gracie," I hear him say. I turn around and give him a small smile as I disappear from his view. Today has been interesting....

A/N: Comment and like please. I wonder what's gonna happen next???