Saving Gracie

Chapter 16

Gracie POV

Toady Ryder leaves to go back. It's been one hell of a.....what? Like 3 days? Two things were on my mind 24/7 now. Melinda' threat ad Ryder leaving. I'm glad that he hasn't marked me which I wouldn't have let him done anyways. It would be much harder for us since you know, the bond.

"Heeey Gracie?"

"Yeees Sam?"

"Can we pleeeeeeeeeease go outfit a run? We haven't ran in like decades."

"You know how Ric and Jam are. They won't even let me go to school without four guards and ten in patrol. It's really creepy."

"I know......Can we run in the pack house?????"

".....Your a genius!!! I hope no one minds...."

We talk a few more minutes and I mindlink Ric,

"I'm heading for a run."

"Yeah. No."

"Okay. I'll see you after it!!!"

"GRACIE DONT YOU DARE GO OUT."

"Who said about going out?"

I cut the mindlink and shift as I bursted through my door and down the stairs. As I run around I hear pack members say stuff like: 'she's such a child haha,' 'now that's a wolf,' 'look at her pretty fur,' 'what the crap Gracie?' I laughed silently and continued my run.

"We've got mate company."

"Thanks for the heads up Sam!"

"No problem!!"

I start sprinting to the gym with Ryder o my tail. Oh wow. His wolf looked so beautifully gorgeous. I look slightly behind him to see Ric, Jam, Mar, Sherliee, Carter, Daniel, Angie, and pretty much the rest of the pack. The ones that can't shift are riding on parents backs. I howled in joy and happiness.

"This is the best idea we've had in like forever. Props to you Sam!!!!"

"Awwww. A wolfs gotta do what a wolfs gotta do!"

I did a it u-turn and headed for the backyard. I stopped near the middle and they circled around me. Ryder comes up and as he sits down near me, I go under his neck and nuzzle in. "Geezus Gracie," he growls. Everyone is now sitting around me and Ryder, playing and messing around. I see one of the pack members on a balcony taking pictures of us. I howl with pure joy and elation. This is gonna be one epic picture. Ric and Jam come up near us. "Gracie I don't know what to say. You always make the day a tad more interesting," Jam says chuckling. I see a mid puddle near me and I dip my tail. No matter how much I love my fur to be clean and spotless, I know Ryder loves his to be too. Along with Ric and Jam. I'm pretty sure everyone loves there fur to be clean and spotless..... I see Mar and Angie with Carter and Daniel, nuzzling with each other. I quickly bound for Ryder, Ric, and Jam. I swish my tail around there fur and I run. As soon as I run, I hear growls. I head for Mar and Angie and mindlink them:

"Get up and follow me!!! Dip your tails in mud hurry!!!"

They see me running towards them and quickly do as I ask. Carter and Daniel have confused faces as the girls get up. Mar and Angie splatter them with mud and run towards me as I change direction. "You guys are so dead when we reach you!!!" Carter yells.

I look at the pack and see them watching us, amused. I quickly stopped along with Mar and Angie. We looked at each other and run for them. We were about to crush until we jumped over them and smacked them with our tails, coating there faces with mud. As I was in mid air, something leaped at my left and I was tackled to the ground.

"ROUGE," I mind linked everyone. As soon as that was said children and woman and some men were guided into the house. I jump up, hitting his snout with my paws. "What do you want?" I say. A circle of my pack stated around us. I notice his fur was tattered and crusty. Is that blood? "What happened to you?" I asked. "I..left....Melinda....she didn't....l-like it," he says gasping. "Who are you? Why did you come here" I ask. "Do you not recognize me? Well I guess it's because I was taken before you could see me. My name is Luis Clearwater." I stare at him, shocked. I have a brother??? No wonder there was a door down from my room. Wow. "I want him taken care of right now," I say. "As soon as your better come by my room. I'm guessing you know where it is?" I say. "Of course. I helped Mom and Dad decorate it before you were born," he says. I hold back my questions and lead him in. "Luis is that you??" I hear Sherilee say. He hugs Sherilee as she cries on him. "Y-your parents t-thought you d-died in t-that p-plane!!" she cried. Plane??? Died?!? Why didn't Mum or Dad tell me?

"We've never told you because the Moon Goddess said not to. She said that it was crucial you didn't know because you could've gotten killed or taken. We didn't want to risk that so we never told you," Mum said

"I forgive you and understand. You were just following Her and protecting me"

"Luis has no idea we are dead. Melinda took him from us a week before you were born. We saw them get on a plane, with him crying out for us. When the plane took off, it exploded. We searched for 4 months with no luck. Only some of Melinda's men were lying their. We finally concluded that Luis and Melinda were literally blown to nothing until Melinda came and killed us."

"Why couldn't you visit Luis when you guys died?"

"We had no idea he was alive. we figured he was somewhere in another dimension."

"I will tell him where you guys are at."

"Thank you Grace. I love you. Be careful and ever watchful."

Luis was taken to the infirmary and I headed to my room. I sat on my bed and looked my pic wall. Why haven't I seen it before? At the top left corner of my wall was an old ragged picture with Mum, Dad, and a little boy. I always thought that boy was a cousin or something. He has Mum's eyes and nose and has Dad's face and hair. I have my Mum's hair and eyes while I have Dad's nose. I sigh and someone knocks at my door. "Yes?" I say. "It's Ryder," I hear. "Oh, come in."

He opens that door and heads straight for me. "We're leaving now," he says. Wow, great freaking timing.

"So soon?"

"Yeah. We have stuff to take care of. We'll definitely visit again."

"Your welcome here anytime." With that we hugged and he kissed me.

After a few more hugs and kisses were given at the front door. I climb the stairs and head to bed for a nap. This morning has been exhausting.