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

Game of Destiny

Chapter 24-1

The day I woke up and found the ground covered in the first snow, felt like a giddy pup. I stood forever in front of the windows in my room and looked out over the white landscape. I had always loved snow, and I preferred the cold of winter to the heat of summer. The scent of snow had been in the air for days and I had been talking to

would take them sledding. There was a good slope for it in the wood the pupseveral of the pups in the pack and promised I

told me. We were in luck, as it was Saturday there was no school or work, 1 mindlinked with the pups‘ parents we getting ready. They had no objections to me taking the pups out for some fun in the snow. I rushed down to the kitchen and packed a big backpack full of hot chocolate, sandwiches, fruit and some blankets. I ate breakfast as I packed the backpack. Once I was done I headed outside to wait for the pups. It didn’t take long until Cadence and his best friend, Jon, joined me. Soon, Sam’s two nieces and four other pups had joined our little group.

“Who is ready for a fun time in the snow?” I asked.

“We are!” the pups called out as one. Everyone had their own sled with them. I had the food and we all were excited as we started our walk. The pups had been right, the hill was perfect for sledding, and the pups ran up and sled down in an endless circle. Some of the younger pups asked me to ride with them, which I was more than happy to do. We took a break and had some lunch. We spread the blankets over some fallen trees and had the sandwiches and hot chocolate. While Cadence and Jon helped me pack the blankets and mugs back into the backpack, the others had started to build snowmen. We all spent an hour building snowmen and doing snow angels. I sneaked off behind some trees and changed into my wolf. I jumped out and started chasing them around in the snow. The pups screamed and laughed as they tried to turn the tables and chase after me. We were in the middle of tumbling around in the snow when I heard a chuckle. We all turned towards the sound and saw Finlay standing, looking at us.

“So this is where you have been,” he said.

Alpha!” the pups all announced and then rushed over to him to tell him all about what we had been doing. I just sat, in my wolf form, and watched.

‘We need to have a meeting,‘ Finlay mindlinked me as he listened to the pups. I knew him well enough by now to know that despite his happy face and relaxed body stance, this was something serious!

‘Party pooper,‘ I linked back as I headed to where my clothes were. When I had changed back into my human form and dressed, I returned to see Finlay had organised the pups for the walk back and picked up the backpack. We all walked back together, it started to snow. Big flakes fell and turned the world into an even more magical place. Finlay and I watched as the pups tried to catch the snow on their tongues. When we got back to the village, we found the parents waiting for us outside the pack house. Finlay must have mindlinked them. They all thanked me for entertaining their pups in the morning. I told them it was my pleasure.

“You looked like a pup,” Finlay remarked when we were alone, heading for the meeting room.

“I feel like one in the snow. That’s why I like to entertain pups on snow days like this. It gives me a good excuse to act like one.”

“It’s not often I see you so relaxed, red. I think the snow does you good. But maybe put a hat on,” he told me and brushed snow

from my head.

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“Hey, watch the hair,” I said. More out of habit than because I was upset. He just smiled. As we walked into the meeting room, the

others were already there.

“You found her,” Medow said with a smile.

“I did,” Finlay agreed.

“You could have just mindlinked me, you know,” I told them as I took my seat after taking off my jacket.

“And miss the opportunity to see you tumble around the snow with the pups? I don’t think so, red.” We all settled down and everyone turned their attention to Finlay, we knew he had something important to tell us.

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Chapter 24-2

“I received a call from Alpha Jackson of the Rolling Hills pack this morning,” he told us. We all nodded. “They are not an ally. What do you know about them?” he asked.

“They are a mid–tier pack,” Martin said.

“We don’t share any allies with them, so we haven’t interacted with hem,” Sam added.

“I know my old pack did some trade with them. But I don’t know any details,” Medow told us.

“They were too low rank for my old pack to consider a friendship with them. I have heard their old Alpha was a strong leader and the pack had a higher rank when he was Alpha. I think the current Alpha is his nephew or something like that. As I heard from my dad, he isn’t as strong of an Alpha as the former and they had dropped in rank because of it. I think they lost some allies as well,” I said. Finlay nodded. We all wanted to know why the Alpha had reached out to Finlay, but no one asked. If Finlay wanted us to know, he would tell us.

“Alpha Jackson made me an offer. He said he knew that with us being unranked, we were vulnerable. He said he had a stable pack with a good reputation and he offered us to join them,” Finlay informed us. We all looked at him for a moment, trying to take in the information.

“They want us to join them?” Martin asked.

“As in; we merge with them and their Alpha becomes our Alpha?” Sam asked. I felt both myself and my wolf object to the thought.

“Yes,” Finlay said. “I know it feels strange to consider, but if it will keep the pack safe, we should at least discuss it.” I looked at Medow and I knew she was thinking the same thing I was.

feel right,”

ask for something in return for their generosity?” I

your instincts are correct. If we accept their offer, they expect us

no!” Martin called out.

I told

don’t like this at all,”

“I’m

the rest of you,”

have your loyalty. But, as I said, we need to

really extended their offer. None of us thinks it’s out of kindness, right?” I said.

have offered to take us in before we settled down if they just wanted to help,” Martin

want, or need, our land,”

we know where they are located?” I asked,

aren’t allies. But we know

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can deduce from It,” I suggested. Martin connected his laptop to the big screen on the wall and searched for

Medow said as she saw it.

few trees in the area stood spread out. As we moved over the map, we found some

there as a

to be on the constant lookout for humans,” Medow said, here was a lot of compassion

to get out

our current Alpha and our pack,” Martin suggested. Both Finlay and I shook our

won’t work. We won’t inherit their rank just because we take in their members. The only way

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Sam

be a

Finlay wanted

into ours. Won’t other packs know it and see it as us increasing in strength? Which would

good point, Finlay told him.

I asked. Everyone looked at me. “I’m not saying we shouldn’t be willing to help others. But

why get it through merging with another pack?”

a decent pack and don’t want to

new land. If their pack is living on land like that, why don’t they pool their resources, sell

managed to save up so we can buy a couple of more acres in spring. How long have they lived

to save up to move to a better place? I asked. There

suspect there is trouble in their pack?”

I’m not comfortable letting them into

chuckled.

should have expected as much,” he said. “What about the

ways. I’m not willing to risk us going back into a pack which doesn’t have the right values. I’m open

said.

need more information,”

join them. Maybe to them joining

meeting and get

a good idea,” Finlay said. “I will call Alpha Jackson and turn his offer down but suggest we find another solution.” Everyone agreed.

you want to join me for a beer?” Finlay

got the feeling he had something he wanted to talk about. “How about we get some dinner to go from the pack

heard we are having

a good combo,” I told him. We got our pizza from the kitchen and headed over to Finlay’s house.

he told me as he put his pizza box on the coffee table. As I got comfortable, he lit the big fireplace and got us beer. From the windows of either side of

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