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

Spring had finally come to the pack land and Finley had decided to celebrate it with a BBQ at his house. Invited was the

top tier, Matilda and Cadence family. Jake had trained the pups and adults in hiding and evading for almost a year. He

had become close to both me and Sam and the pack had a new appreciation for him. He was an amazing strategist and

was good at handling the pups, making the training into playtime. Finley stood on his deck and manned the BBQ. I kept

him company as the others were setting the table inside and cooked the side dishes.

“You look happy,” he said.

“I am. I got an invitation from CeCe today. You remember her, right?”

“Sure. The woman who was there when we picked you up.”

“Right. So, Jessie, the man who was there to see me off,” I clarified for him. Finlay nodded but didn’t look happy. “He

proposed to CeCe, it was about time if you ask me, so they sent me a save the date for their wedding. June twenty fifth,”

I told him. I didn’t expect him to get all giddy like I had been when I red the invite. But I hadn’t expected him to look like

he had bitten into a lemon either. “What?”

“Nothing,” he said. I gave him a look and he sighed.

“The gathering of packs is the same week,” he reminded me.

“Crap. I had totally forgotten. It’s okay, I’ll just tell them I can’t make it.”

“No, you should go. they are your friends and a wedding is a big deal,” Finlay insisted.

“It is. But the pack comes first. You need someone to go with you and then someone needs to stay with the pack.”

“I don’t need someone to go with me. I’m a big Alpha, I can manage on my own. Beside, most Alphas take their Lunas as

the plus one. I will be fine,” he insisted. I hesitated. We didn’t talk about it but his brother would be there and from what I

could tell, the previous years hadn’t been easy when the two met.

“Why do you both look like thunderclouds? It’s spring, we are having a BBQ and we are supposed to be happy,” Martin

said as he came walking with a beer each for us.

“Thank you,” I said, taking one.

“We were discussing that Amie has received a wedding invitation for her friends’ wedding the same weekend that I’m to

to the meeting of the packs,” Finlay

would go alone to the meeting and I would go with

pack and she didn’t like it?” Martin asked. I stared at

“What?” I said.

got quite as

the only

with people I know, humans. Finlay is going into week long meeting with every other pack. Some are openly hostile towards us.

at Finlay

look after himself,”

red. Just do as he says. The two of you can have some fun and we will feel safe knowing you are not

to be on the lookout for trouble. But if

I caved. “As you are being kind enough to tag along, I will make sure

town. They will have a field day with you,” I told Martin. He laughed and looked pleased. We had grown

an older brother. He always took the opportunity to tease me or make a joke that

when we had met other packs did he team up with Finlay to make sure single wolves stayed

like I’m the lucky one. I’ll let the others know,” Martin said and walked inside.

silence. I was looking out over his garden where Cadence

garden, soon it will

he asked, as if he

soil, cutting down the perennials, planning what to plant in the

the good stuff,”

only place to read the

us now

don’t

“You don’t do that?”

“No.”

you do with your

He must have seen the look on my face, because he continued. “When I built my

to have a garden. I imagined a mate, some pups, and then a garden

vegetables. It felt right. But now. It’s nice to be able to come out here in the summer.

so the produce would go to waste,” he explained. Mates were a topic we usually stayed clear of. Not like it was a forbidden topic, but with my past and Finlay

it was a subject neither

to waste. You have such an

aunt who designed it,” he told me. It didn’t

the state of it,” I told him with a

he needs to take care of it. I didn’t plan it and

to let it become

It’s not overgrown. I pay the Hudson kid each summer to mow

Finlay defended himself.

and sort out your garden. I will give you suggestions on what

you. We can give the crop to the pack kitchen,” I told him.

just looked at