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

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Game of Destiny

Chapter 22

I had been back from my travel for a week and I was finding my new routine. It was a lot easier than I had thought it would be. There was always something that needed to be done for the pack. Food to be cooked, questions to answer, and errands to run. I was ranks to discuss the bigger things and Finlay happy to step in were I was needed. Then we had the daily meeting with the other ton and Sam had put me in charge of planning and running the training or the pack. I had enlisted Medow’s help to plan the first hide and seek event. I was walking from one of the pack member’s houses to the pack house. Martin walked up to me and I smiled at him. He hesitated a moment and ran his hand through his dark hair. He took a deep breath and looked at me again.

“What’s up?” I asked.

“Do you have a couple of minutes?” he asked.

“Of course,” I said. “Do you want to come up to my room?”

“How about we take a walk along the creek?”

“That sounds good,” I agreed, it was a beautiful summer day. We walked in silence as we followed the creek. The soft grass on the bank muted our steps. The wildflowers filled the air with their fragrance. We walked away from the village and finally Martin sat down on the grass. I joined him and we both looked out over the trickling water.

“Has Finlay told you about how things were before we formed this pack?” he suddenly asked.

“No, we haven’t really talked about your old pack,” I said. I glanced over at him, but he stared out over the creek.

“My family wasn’t a part of the ranked families. We were run of the mill wolves. When Alpha Johannes ran the pack wolves like us had it good. We were respected as we contributed to the pack. Maybe not in the same ways as the tops or the warriors, but we worked hard,” he told me. I hummed, not wanting to interrupt him now he had got started. “But then he passed away and Ryan took

so we didn’t matter, over the pack, Finlay’s brother. All of a sudden my family wasn’t worth anything. We weren’t physically stron but then Finlay gave us the option to follow him instead.” There was a pause.

said. I already knew it

with Medow.

my sister mated with one of the warriors in the pack. But I knew I couldn’t stay. There

Do you keep in

me. “I’m telling you this because I really don’t know what I’m doing. I have no clue why Finlay chose me to be his Beta, but I will do whatever I can to live up to the title. I need you, and I need you to tell me if I’m not doing what I should. I will step down rather than hurt the pack. This pack is my life and I will protect it, even from myself.” I smiled and gave him a nudge with my

the Alpha, Beta and Gamma, and as an extension, their families, are more important than one thinks. That was why I left my first pack. What was happening between me and the Alpha’s son was messing with that bond, I didn’t want that on my shoulders, so I left,” I told him. “As Beta you are the quality control. It’s your job to make sure the Alpha doesn’t go off the script. Alphas have a tendency to get tunnel vision. Your job is to make sure Finlay remembers the big picture.

you, Amie,” Martin said, and

nudge back.

the Alpha become friends?” I

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Chapter 22

hours, Something he likes to

apart, so we like to think it started a couple of hours after I was born. The idiot beat me into the world within played together as pups, I don’t think our parents saw anything wrong with it. But we bonded from the start. He’s the brother I never had and I’m

that he would get the permission?”

he said with

he will try another way until he finds one that works. That man is

question. I have been on the receiving end of that stubbornness,” I admitted. Martin joined in my laughter. It was nice sitting in the sun by the water and

I’ll be the first one to admit that I called him insane when he called

should do our best to make her join our pack. But… He was right. The pack is better off with you here. Thank you for accepting our offer,” Martin

I called him crazy once or twice. I don’t know about the pack. But I’m definitely better off here. This is home. So thank you for being open–minded and having me.” We remained seated for a while, I ended up resting my head on his shoulder and he rested his head on top of mine. It

got closer and the hesitation of a new friendship wasn’t there any longer. When we got close to the pack house/Finlay

he asked. He