Game of Destiny – A Thrilling Tale of Power, Love & Fate

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Game of Destiny

Chapter S

the pit of my stomach, but it had stopped hurting. Or maybe I had it used to the pain. Either way, it didn’t bother me as much now as it had in the beginning. It was a reminder that I was alive, as a survivor and a fighter. I had built my life from scratch and I was proud of what I had, even if it wasn’t much.

“Have you seen the hunk who just sat down at your table?” CeCe asked me. We were in the middle of the lunch rush and the diner was full of both locals and tourists. I glanced over at the table I knew she had to be referring to, as it had been the only free one in my section. My body froze as I saw him. He was a werewolf, all my senses told me that much, and to add insult to Injury, he was on Alpha. My mouth got dry and my legs refused to move,

“Cece, could you do me the favour and take that table for me? I can take two, or three of yours in return. I’ll even trade you the one with the four children,” I asked. I heard the desperation in my voice,

Are y

you sure, Amie? Have you seen him? Yummy,” she said.

“All yours,” I said. She wasn’t wrong. The Alpha looked like most Alphas, big strong, self–confident. Pair it with blond hair that looked to have a will of its own in a playful way and deep blue eyes and you had yummy. But Alphas were trouble, especially for me. He was the first wolf I had run into since leaving the pack and I didnt want to bring any more attention to myself than necessary. I knew he already knew what I was. If I could detect him in a room full of humans. He, with his fully developed Alpha senses, would have no problem noticing me. CeCe walked over to him and took his order. I saw her flirt with him and he smiled politely back at her. I tried my best to ignore him and keep my distance. It was hard since he sat in my section of the diner, but I think I did a good job. When he paid and left, I felt relieved, he hadn’t tried to speak to me.

“You missed out on that one. Handsome, nice without being creepy and a great tipper,” CeCe said. “Want me to split the tip?” she then asked. I shook my head. She had earned it and even if the fami with four children hadn’t left a huge tip, they hadn’t been skipy either. I would gladly sacrifice the tip to avoid him. The rest of the day, I was on high alert. I was jumpy and kept checking To make sure the unknown Alpha wasn’t anywhere near me.

“Are you okay, dear?” Mrs Jones asked as I was getting ready to leave

“I’m

fine, but thank you for checking.” I told her.

“You seem a little… I don’t know,” she said.

“Skittish,” Rich helped.

“Yes, that is the right word,” she agreed.

“I’m fine, just didn’t get enough sleep last night. I was going to gave me an excuse for staying home.

a nap. I’m sure that will make it better,” I lied. It

dear. You do that. Do you want me to send Dara over with some

woman.

to cook,” I told her. So many lies in one day, I would get a stomach ache if I

along and call

her a hug. I hurried home and closed the door behind me. No Alpha. I was

Chapter 5

Four years later.

walked into the backdoor of the bakery, put down the two bags of our and got

don’t know what I would do without you,” she happily told me.

the right people according to them, and made sure I got out of my apartment for other things than my work. In return, I gladly offered them a hand with some of the heavier work. The sisters were getting older, and I felt bad for them working so hard. My strength was nowhere near that of a full werewolf, but I was stronger than the average human. I had made peace with being a latent wolf; a werewolf who didn’t have a wolf, or where the wolf was so weak, it didn’t manifest. It made it easier for me

the counter over there,”

to, thank you,” I said before I sank my teeth into a till lukewarm danish and sighed

delight,” the older woman said with warm smile. We did this every morning. I would bring her the flour from the storage, she would give me a treat and

I told her as I left, holding the to–go cup of

him down. Not just the first time, but every time since. It had become a running joke in town, and I knew people were placing bets on when I would finally give in. The thing with

ketchups. Could you start with the napkins?” Mrs Jones asked.

this town, I had only made two real friends. But that was two more than I had expected, CeCe was a year older than me and more upbeat than I had ever been. Usually there was only one waitress needed at the time in the diner. But it was tourist season, which meant we would be two. It also meant we had to take in a third, temporary, waitress as CeCe and I couldn’t cover all shifts. It sucked as this year we were stuck with Dara. Dara wasn’t a bad kid, she was just clumsy, unfocused and lived more in her own head than out in the real world. To be honest, she usually caused more work than she helped. But Mrs Jones said Dara needed to get

“Am I happy

you,” CeCe

I walked up

and got back

your trip?” she asked as

home to my shift today. It was my mother’s birthday in a couple of days and that meant I sent postcard to her. I usually just said I was doing well and I hoped she had a good birthday. I did the same for my father’s and brother’s birthdays, as well as for the end of the lunar cycle. It’s like Christmas and new years all wrapped into one for werewolves. I grove to remote towns so the postage couldn’t be traced back to where I lived, I didn’t know if I was being kind or cruel by sending the four postcards every year. I just wanted them to know I was okay. They didn’t need

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Chapter S

it had in the beginning. It was

in the middle of the lunch rush and the diner was full of both locals and tourists. I glanced over at the table I knew she had to be referring to, as it had been the only free one in

me? I can take two, or three of yours in return. I’ll even trade you the one with the four children,” I asked. I