“Burn those who burned me!” Chapter 105

***Gracie’s POV:***

Tyler smiled at me with a warm expression. Suddenly, he hugged me gently.

*“Thank you for bringing my best friend back to us.”*

I smiled and loosened up hugging him back. After releasing me, he grinned at Kai.

*“I stand corrected.”*

*???????*

What did that mean?

Kai was looking at Tyler with a slightly smug expression. Confused, I decided not to dwell on it any longer. We all made our way into the house, as he grew closer to the grand room, Kai and my eyes widen. The room was filled with flowers, ballons, and a welcome home banner.

*WELCOME HOME!!!!*

Everyone cheered in unison once more.

Kai smiled brightly and for a moment, he looked like a carefree young man instead of the mature eldest son of the world’s most powerful family.

Suddenly, other family members began making their way into the room. I hadn’t had the chance to meet the extended Christiansens, so this was a first for me as well.

*“Kai!!! Oh, my goodness!! I swear you’ve grown these past six months!!”*

A woman shouted as she walked over hugging Kai. She almost looked like Marla only older.

*“Hey aunt Mina.”*

Kai hugged the woman with a bright smile before turning to me.

*“Gracie, this is my mother’s older sister and my second mother, Mina. Aunt Mina, this is my fiancé Graceland Teagues.”*

Aunt Mina turned to me; her eyes were wide and bright as she took me into a hug.

*“Leave it up to my nephew to be in a six month coma and STILL find a beautiful fiancé before my knucklehead son.”*

*“Hey!! I resent that!”*

A young man around Kai’s age came over smiling as he hugged Kai.

*“Maannn I thought you were trying to leave me here with these nutbags!”*

Kai laughed aloud. I loved the sound of his laughter.

*“No, I wouldn’t do something that cruel! Gracie, this is my cousin Parys. Mina’s oldest.”*

I smiled brightly as we hugged.

*“A pleasure to meet you Gracie! Got any friends?”*

!!!!!

Kai playfully punched Parys in the arm.

*“What!! She’s hot! Hot chicks run in circles.”*

Mina popped Parys on the back of his head.

*“This is exactly why you're single!”*

*“Mom you’re not trying to marry Parys off again are you?”*

A beautiful younger woman made her way over to our section.

Kai instantly brighten up as he picked her up and spun her in a circle.

*“Gracie, this my FAVORITE cousin Londyn. Parys’ twin sister.”*

*“OMG!!!! Kayla was right!!! She gorgeous!!!”*

Londyn hugged me tightly as she thanked me for waking up her cousin.

*“Don’t introduce my brother to anybody.”*

I laughed aloud as she threw that final part in.

One by one I met the immediate extended family.

I met Michael Marquett, Mina’s husband and their youngest daughter, five year old Brooklyn.

*“You look like an angel.”*

She smiled as she held my cheek with her tiny hand.

*“That’s because she is.”*

Kai beamed proudly as he hugged his little cousin.

I met Theo’s younger sister along with her husband and children as well.

*“Gracie this is my dad’s sister and brother-in-law Stacy and Corey Delmore.”*

They both hugged me with huge smiles on their faces.

*“Leave it up to a beautiful woman to be the cure to wake this boy up.”*

Stacy beamed as she hugged Kai once more.

I met their four kids: Carinne, Stephan and Simon (twins), and little four year old Darla.

Lastly, I met the best friends of Theo and Marla; Armin Craimer and his wife Lucy along with their son Douglas who was about Kai’s age and Lee who was about nine years old.

Everyone was so warm and welcoming. Theo had the party moved to the courtyard once the introductions were over.

As we made our way to the center, the servants passed around glasses of champagne for the adults as well as apple cider for the kids.

Theo tapped his glass lightly getting everyone’s attention.

*“If everyone could raise their glasses; I’d like to propose a toast.”*

Everyone lifted their glasses in the air as Theo continued.

*“Well…where do I begin?”*

Theo looked at Marla with love and happiness in his eyes and she gently took his hand.

*“As everyone all know, these past six months have been hell for our family. Even though we had to show face and navigate throughout the world as if nothing was wrong, we were all slowing drifting inside.”*

*“Six months ago, our oldest son Kai…well he was in a horrific car accident that left him comatose.”*

Theo’s voice broke a little as he reminisced about the accident.

*“And I got to tell you…After a while, we were starting to lose hope. I mean we’d tried everything to wake up our son and you all know this. From medical experts to shaman priests, we tried everything.”*

Theo looked at Kai with sadness in his eyes.

*“It seemed like we were never going to get our son back…and our family…we all felt incomplete without him.”*

Suddenly, Theo turned his gaze towards me.

*“And then…just when we were about to lose all hope…my wife found his guardian angel…Graceland.”*

Everyone’s gazes fell on me. I could myself blush from the attention as Kai beamed down and kissed my hand gently.

*“You all don’t know this, but Gracie is an excellent violinist. And it was through her love and her music…that my son was able to finally find his way back and open his eyes.”*

Everyone began to clap and cheer.

*“Now I promised Kai I wouldn’t make a big deal because he’s not ready to announce to the world yet of his recovery but…I jus want to say to my son…Kai…your mother, sister, grandparents…hell…everybody in this courtyard all love you so very much. We’re so happy your home.”*

Claps and cheers began again as sounds of sniffling from tears poured throughout the yard. Kai’s expression was filled with warmth and love as he stared at his father.

*“And to Gracie…I don’t think my wife could have picked a better choice of fiancé for our son…She’s looked for you for a long time. Thank you for finding your way back to us again…back to my son again.”*

*“I KNOW THAT’S RIGHT!!!”*

Kayla’s words made everyone burst out laughing.

*“To the bride and groom everyone!!”*

*"TO THE BRIDE AND GROOM!!!"*

Cheers and shouts of congratulations erupted throughout the courtyard as everyone hugged each other. Theo and Kai embraced lovingly, I made sure to capture that moment in a picture.

*“Now if you could please find someone for my son!!!”*

Mina yelled making everyone laugh once more.

*“Alright let’s get this party started Christiansen style!!! Woohoo!!!!”*

Kayla and Londyn cheered as they turned on music while everyone mingled, chatted and danced. While Kai was chatting with his cousins and Tyler, I began dancing with the younger children.

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***Kai’s POV:***

As I caught up with my cousins Parys and Douglas, Tyler smiled and pointed over in the direction of Gracie.

*“I think your little cousin Lee is trying to steal your girl.”*

We all turned around and watched as Gracie danced with the younger children. Her face was bright, and her movements were fluent. You could tell she knew how to dance. I found myself wondering if there was anything she couldn’t do.

We all stared in amazement as she spun in circles and moved around with Lee who had a bright smile on his face. A rare sight as Lee was overly mature for a nine year old. I always thought he reminded me of myself, looks like his taste in women was similar as well.

As the next song began to play, Gracie began dancing with the other children while Kayla and Londyn made their way over to the circle. As we looked on, Parys placed his hand over my shoulder.

*“Pleaaaassse tell me she’s got a friend.”*

*“Hey! If she does I’m calling dibs!”*

Douglas yelled out making us all laugh.

The truth was, even if she did have friends….They wouldn’t be like her. I smiled smugly knowing I had the greatest girl in world and she only had eyes for me.