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

Game of Destiny

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It was time for the big hide and seek tournament and I could feel the excitement in the air, We had decided to make it into an all day event. The day started with the pups‘ competition. Anyone between a toddler and the age of fifteen got ten minutes to find their hiding spot in the forest. There were five starting points spread out over the pack land. The warriors of the pack had been

of a real attack, there would enlisted as trackers. It was not an equal match, but the aim was to prepare for a future attack. In case

who wasn’t a warrior to have their turn. Then everyone would be no mercy. After the pup event, it was time for anyone above fifteen who gather and have a BBQ before the highlight of the day. The warriors would hide and the five of us in the top tier would track them. I was at one of the starting points for the pups and watched as parent were giving advice before the pups would set off.

“Amie, are you going to be tracking me?” Cadence asked.

“You know she isn’t, Mari, his older sister, told him.

“I have to save my strength for when I’m tracking the warriors,” 1 to him.

“Okay. I’m going to be so good at this. My dad has told me everything about how to find the best place to hide and mom told me how to mask my scent,” Cadence said.

“I know you will do great. You too Mari,” I told them and they hurried over to the starting point.

“I think he has his eyes set on you,” Finlay chuckled as he walked up to me.

“Who?”

“Cadence, who else? Don’t tell me you already have a horde of men courting you,” he teased me.

“Come on, he is six. And you have spent too much time with your aunt. There are no men coming after me,” I said as I rolled my

eyes.

“The little guy is playing the long game, you wait and see. The day he turns eighteen he will shou proclaim his undying love.”

“Give me a break, he’s a good little wolf. He will hold out for his mate,” I said.

“Are you ready for the day?” Finlay asked, changing subjects.

“I am. I’m looking forward to it,” I told him truthfully.

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“Then we should get to the fun part,” he said. “Everyone, get ready to start the first pup cup of hide and seek!” he then called and also sent in the pack mindlink to the other sites. “Are all the pups ready to go?” he asked and got a loud ‘yes‘ from the pups around us, and the same reply via the mindlink. “You will have a ten minutes‘ head start. Ready! Set! Go!” The pups went crazy and set off in all directions. Some giggling or screaming in excitement. Some of the older ones had a firm determination that told me they were taking this seriously. We all stood waiting and listening as the ten minutes ticked by. “Warriors, get ready! Go!” Finlay called out and groups of warriors set off all over the pack land. It didn’t take long until we heard the first giggling coming from the forest. A warrior was walking out of the trees with a young pup on his shoulders.

“She was hiding in a pile of leaves. I would have missed her if it weren’t for the giggling,” the warrior told her parents as they came

to collect the still giggling little girl. No one could help but to smile as the warrior set off into the woods again and the girl excitedly told her parents about the twelve minutes they had been apart.

“So adorable,” I told Finlay.

“Very,” he agreed with a huge smile. He walked over to the family, talked a little to the girl and gave her a pat on the head, and then talked to the parents before returning. “I suggested some training on keeping quiet,” he said.

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I wish we could let the pups be pups. It’s unfair to the pack that they need to suffer through

only a little over five year away. We just need to hang in that long and train so we won’t end up in the same situation

to be brought back, and I walked over to congratulate

I said as she got a hug

It was kind of fun and the tips mom and

do their best. It took half an hour to reorganise everything and prepare for the grownups to get ready. Finlay sent them off and this time there was no giggling.

off into the woods in hot pursuit. It took longer this time for the first pack member to be found. As they all were adults, or at least teenagers, they made their way back to the starting point without a warrior to escort them. This

I said to Finlay as time ticked on without

Who

the IT–department, right?” I asked.

he’s one of our best technicians. I didn’t

might prove to be a useful exercise

it,” Finlay said, and tried to ruffle my hair. I quickly ducked out of his

messes with the hair,”

growl at me, red?” he asked. He sounded amused, so I knew he hadn’t

I did. Don’t mess with the hair. It’s messy as it is. My uncle always messed with it, I hate it,” I told him. He continued to chuckle, and I knew he had found a new way of teasing me. Truth be told, I didn’t mind it as much as I pretended to. Sure, it was a pain in the ass to make it look decent after it had been messed with. But I liked the relaxed and friendly bickering the two of us had. I just needed to find some way I could retaliate if he managed to mess with my hair. I made a mental note to check with Martin and Sam. Finally, a warrior sent out a mindlink to say they had found Jake. A moment later, the warriors and Jake came back to the starting point. His family swamped

Finlay told

“Thank you, Alpha.”

long. Care to

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wasn’t anything fancy, Jake

said. “When we thought we had tracked him

rules that you needed to stay in one spot,”

and burgers waiting!” Finlay then called

the firepit. There will be hotdogs

and Jake got a lot of attention

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