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

The cookies were almost gone when my phone rang. I jumped as I had been waiting for it and was on edge. I picked it up

and saw someone was calling on FaceTime. I looked at Finlay. He smiled and took my free hand. I answered and my heart

did a double take when I saw my mom and dad. They were in my dad’s office, it looked just like it used to, back when I

last had seen it. My mom was in my dad’s lap and it made me happy to see they still acted like newly mated. They looked

a little older. My mom had fine lines around her eyes and my dad had some grey strands in his hair.

“Armeria.” It sounded like a breath that escaped from my mom.

“Hi mom. Hi dad,” I said. I felt myself tear up, and Finlay squeezed my hand.

“Hi, pumpkin. You have grown up,” my dad said. I smiled despite the tears in my eyes.

“I guess I have,” I admitted.

“You look beautiful,” my mom told me.

“Thank you mom. I guess I have good genes.” My dad chuckled.

“That you do, pumpkin. Thank the goddess you got all from your mother,” he said. My mom laughed and hit him jokingly

on the chest. As I watched them, I could see some of the things I did to Finlay.

“Tell me everything,” my mom said.

“Everything?” I asked.

“Everything that has happened since I last saw you,” she clarified. I laughed.

“Mom, that was ten years ago,” I objected.

“Well, then it’s best if you start talking,” she said. I started telling them about the last ten years in broad strokes. I

skipped over most of the four years I lived in the human world, just mentioning it briefly. Then I got to Finlay and my

pack and how I got my wolf. My mom had tears in her eyes when I told them that my wolf had come to me. “She is

bright red,” I told them.

“Oh goddess, I have never heard of a red wolf. Mine is more blond than red,” my mother said.

“She is one of a kind. And she is big, almost as big as my Alpha’s wolf, and that is the biggest one I have ever seen,” I

told them.

always knew you were special, pumpkin. I hear Alpha Finlay is a good Alpha,” my dad told

If he had heard Finlay was a good Alpha,

I was lucky he stopped at the diner I was working in and decided to

some of the best

my dad said. I could hear the pride in his voice and

Beta in an attack almost a year ago.

pleased.

the new development with Alpha James,” my mother said.

unexpected,” I

you okay? Is there something we can do?” she

support me and it’s only for

me with her mom

you? How is retired life?” I asked. My dad made a face and I

fine. Your dad has his books and Elder still asks him for advice from time to time. I have my

hobbies. And we take all the opportunities we can to babysit Armino. It

full with being the Beta couple,” my mom said, I could

and having a kid. It

laughed.

about you, pumpkin? Elder said you aren’t mated, but do you

dad asked. I felt myself blush and I shifted my gaze from my phone to

said to not ask things like that. I understood she was worried

Nothing solid just yet. We have been circling each other for

them.

happy you have someone, life is too short to not have love in it,” my

her face.

I have missed talking to you both. But I have some things I need

dad agreed. He had been a participant in two

or supporting?” he

the pride on

daughter,” my mother huffed. “We will let you get on with

are. Don’t you dare let it go another ten years,” she then

promise, mom. I love you

we are so very proud of you,”

close my tears were. Finlay took my phone and placed it on the table and pulled me into his lap so he could

put my head on his

half

until I tell him to,” Finlay said. I nodded and let myself

scent. “They