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.

were special, pumpkin. I hear Alpha Finlay is a good Alpha,” my dad

was a good Alpha, that

is. I was lucky he stopped at the diner I was working in and decided to recruit me.

years have been some of the best

I could hear the pride

attack almost a year ago. You

pleased.

Alpha

unexpected,”

something

it’s okay, mom. I have people here who support me and it’s only for

looked at me with her mom gaze and then nodded. I

hand with his thumb. “What about you? How is retired life?”

Your dad has his books and Elder still asks

opportunities we can to babysit Armino. It works out great as Elder and Becky

couple,” my mom said,

a kid.

laughed.

pups anymore. How about you, pumpkin? Elder said

and I shifted my gaze

him a look that said to not ask things like that.

We have been circling each other for a

them.

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

the slight blush on her face. I could hear Sam talking to Matilda in the cabin and I knew

talking to you both. But I have some things I need to do,” I

it’s the day before the games start,” my dad agreed. He had been a participant

or supporting?”

could see the pride on

daughter,” my mother huffed. “We will let

and I expect you to keep us updated on how things are. Don’t you dare let it

I love you both,” I

pumpkin. And we are so very proud of you,” my

We hung up and I closed my eyes for a moment. I needed to collect myself as I felt how close my tears were.

put my head on

half heartedly

He won’t come out here until I tell him to,” Finlay said. I nodded and let

scent. “They seem lovely,”