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.

knew you were special, pumpkin. I hear Alpha Finlay is a

a good Alpha, that is

was working in and decided to recruit me. It’s

been some of the best in

said. I could hear the pride in his voice and it warmed

our former Beta in an attack almost a year ago. You rubbed off on me,” I

pleased.

brother told us about… the new development with Alpha James,” my mother said. I felt my smile

was unexpected,” I told

there something we can do?”

I have people here who support me and it’s only for a couple of

at me with her mom gaze and

“What about you? How is retired life?” I asked. My dad made a face

has his books and Elder still asks him

we can to babysit Armino. It works out

Beta couple,” my mom said, I could see

head around Elder being mated and having a kid. It sounds so grown up,” I told them. They

laughed.

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

blush and I shifted my gaze from my

elbowed my dad and gave him a look that said to not ask things like that. I understood she was worried it would make me

yet. We have been circling

them.

you have someone, life is too short to not have love in it,” my dad said and gave

blush on her face. I could hear Sam

you both. But

the day before the games start,” my dad agreed. He had been a participant in two games.

supporting?”

I said. I could see the

daughter,” my mother huffed. “We will let you get on with your day. But we will

things are.

mom. I love you both,” I

we are so very proud of you,” my dad

I felt how close my tears were. Finlay took my phone and placed it

head on his

half

He won’t come out here until

his scent. “They seem lovely,”