Saving Gracie

Chapter 11

Ryder POV

YES!!! She's giving me another chance!!!

"You have better not blow it or I will personally make your life a living hell," Jack says.

"I love you to Jack. I refuse to make a mistake. I'm gonna be the best damn mate ever!"

"You better be because I know I'll treat her right."

He cuts off the connection and I walk into the bathroom ad take my shower. As I get out, I hear a voice again. Gracie.. Is she singing again? I quickly wrap a towel around my waist and run over to the vent. I listen in on what she's signing,

"Say something, I'm giving up on you

I'll be the one, if you want me to

Anywhere I would've followed you

Say something, I'm giving up on you

And I am feeling so small

It was over my head

I know nothing at all

And I will stumble and fall

I'm still learning to love

Just starting to crawl

Say something, I'm giving up on you

I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you

Anywhere I would've followed you

Say something, I'm giving up on you

And I will swallow my pride

You're the one that I love

And I'm saying goodbye

Say something, I'm giving up on you

And I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you

And anywhere I would've followed you

Say something, I'm giving up on you

Say something, I'm giving up on you

Say something..."

That song literally brought tears to my eyes. Why is she sad? I peer up up into the air vent, wishing I could see her. I sigh and make my way to my duffel bag and get into night clothes which is just some boxers and basketball shorts. I throw the covers back from the bed and get in bed. Gracie will always be a mystery to me....

Gracie POV

I bolted straight up. Same dream...I rush into the bathroom and wash my face with cold water. I'm such a wreck.. I'm not fit to be a luna nevertheless an alpha. Why did those damned rouges have to kill my parents. I look in the mirror to see a slightly tanned girl with sullen eyes. The first tear escaped and soon enough the dam broke. Sobs racked my body and my tears made a puddle on my bathroom floor. I cried and cried. Soon enough I fell asleep thinking of my parents.

Ryder POV

I hear sobs... Is someone crying? I get up and check the time, 2:34am. It's coming from the vent....GRACIE?!? I wanted to go up there but I know that there are guards that watch her area. Her room must be sound proof for the guards not being able to hear her. My poor baby crying and I couldn't do squat. Jack howled agony and pain.

"Why is she crying Jack?"

"She's in lock down. I didn't even know wolves could do that but her wolf, Sam, put her mind into lock down."

"Lock down??"

"Yeah. She's shut off. No one can communicate with we through mind."

I cut off the link and pace in my room. After 6 minutes, give or take, she stops. I sigh and wish she can be with me. I get back in bed but I know that I won't be able to get back to sleep.

~Morning~

Gracie POV

I wake up and find my body aching. My look around... I'm in my bathroom? Ohhh yeah. I sigh and get up. My joints crack and my back snaps. Oh. My. God. My body hurts so much. I cry out in pain and lean on the counter. My face looks terrible, I can see dries tear paths that run down my cheeks. The next thing I know I hear pounding at my door. The hell? I look at the wall where a clock hangs, 7:23am. Wow. I never get up this early unless I have to. "Gracie are you okay?" I hear Ric shout. "Of course she isn't okay!! She cried out in pain remember??!!?" Sherilee yells. Wait... Sherilee?!?!? "Honey what wrong? Let Ric, James, Mareena, Ryder, Carter, Daniel, and me in please," Sherilee says. My eyes widened. Seven people at my door just because I cried out in pain?!? I just want alone time.... I quickly look around and spot my balcony. I am sooo glad I was able to arrange the backyard. I knew this would come in handy. On the edge of the pack house is iron spray painted white thing that let's vines and what not climb upwards. There's also one on the right of the alpha/luna balcony. I quickly scribble a note down saying I needed fresh air and alone time. I hear keys so I quickly climb over my railing and make my way downwards. As soon as I hit the ground I shift and run. I look up to see everyone at my balcony. Ryder looking at me, awestruck. I mind link Mar to meet me at Thee Tree.

Thee Tree is a California redwood that me and Mar planted near the packhorse. I asked my dad he could help build out hide out there. You have to have one of the secret items to get in. My secret item is an infinity ring that I never take off. I shift back and place my ring in the scanner which is a little hole. It scans and it opens at the base. It's pretty much like a slide. I push in and I slide down. I laugh a little and spring up and land. In here is like my room except it's painted a pastel light blue. It held a couch, tv bean bags, mini kitchen, a bathroom to the left, and food. Near the kitchen is a door that will lead to the pack office, the door on the right leads to the kitchen pantry (it's like a tile you lift inside the pantry), and to the back are two doors. The one that says my name leads to my room closet and the one that says Mar's name leads to hers. There's only 4 entry ways inside. Me and Mar's closet, the office bookshelf, and the slide at the base. I see Mar's door open and she pops in with cookies and cream ice cream and movies. I swear, I love her to death. She drops the stuff on the couch and comes over to hug me. "Oh Gracie. Come now. Everyone was so worried. Your pack link must've been open so everyone heard your cry. Ric, James, Sherilee, and me were in the kitchen when we heard it. We rushed up," she says gasping for breath. "What about the three?" I ask, curiosity being the best of me. "They must've heard the commotion and headed up," she says flippantly. I light laugh and we dig in our food.

We finished the movie and the ice cream. I check the time on my phone, 10:57. Wow. Three hours. We look at each other and nod. They will be waiting for us in my room I presume. We head towards my door and walk. My father asked a witch to put a spell on the hallways so instead of a 30minute walk it's a 3minute walk.

Me and Mar head up to the spiral staircases that leads to a secret part of the floor in my closet. The tile is above some heels I own. They're real and can be removed but I just dot do heels. I pop my head through and motion for Mar to come. I open the closet door to be assaulted