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

We were all heading to the gathering point. It was the first day of the games and there would be an open ceremony.

Attendance was mandatory for everyone, participants and support staff alike. Finlay and I had told our pack what had

happened the day before, so everyone was aware. The support I had got was overwhelming. I knew it wasn’t a

coincidence I found myself in the middle of the group from our pack. I could have objected. As Beta I should be able to

choose where to walk. But it was sweet and I kind of liked not having to worry about running into members from my old

pack.

“You are taking this better than I thought,” Matilda told me as she walked next to me. I smiled at her.

“It makes them feel better, and it reminds me of what an amazing pack we have,” I said. She laughed.

“That’s the spirit.” We came to a building that resembled a big stadium. We were all filled into it, we had designated

seats. It was to keep packs with feuds from ending up next to each other. We were seated high up on the sloping stands.

On the inside, the gathering point were a combination between a stadium and an amphitheatre. When everyone was

seated, the head of the council stepped forward on the stage and held an opening speech. It was a long speech about

the history of the games, their importance to our community and that we all should treat this coming month with the

respect it deserved. Then, he reminded us this was a time not only for the games, but for us to come together and talk

between packs. When he finally ended his speech, I felt relieved and joined in the howls that followed it. After him

another council member took to the stage and went through the rules. We were free to adjust the groups who were to

compete up until we entered the first game, which would be tomorrow morning. The team that arrived for the first game

was the team we needed to use throughout all games. If one, or more, members of the teams were injured to the point

they couldn’t take part in further games, the team would not be allowed to fill their position with an alternate. They would need to continue with being a member short. They reminded us that fighting between teams was strictly

forbidden if the game itself didn’t require it. We were told the games were dangerous, all games were what they were

portrayed as. There were no safety nets, no fake dangers. There was real potential to get hurt or lose your life. We all

knew this. But for me it became more real as I listened to the councilman. There would be games where each pack did

games when all the packs performed the task

were more straightforward. No fighting between packs, no sabotaging another pack,

were allowed to supply their pack with food and drink

handed into designated spots and the council staff would make

to cheer for their own pack

speech commenced and I

brought our mother,’ Finlay mindlinked me. I followed where he looked. In seats which were among the best in

for my wolf sight, it was a little too far away to

there was a man. I assumed it would

spent all his time lifting weights.

group surrounding him and I could see all of them except three were men and all of them looked like

why you and the others felt like you

warrior. I see Martin’s

and saw one I guessed was Martin’s sister. They had the same hair

inclined her head and both Finley and I did the same. The

looked in our direction as well when he noticed

stage. His eyes grew bigger as he spotted

take many seconds before Finlay’s brother turned around

me. I reached for his

We knew he would be grumpy,’ I told him. Finlay

linked, wanting to get in on

is giving me death glares and you call him grumpy?’ Finlay asked. I shrugged. ‘But you are

this would happen.’

like it has been during your Alpha meetings. You are not alone and you don’t need

him. He nodded. We both tried to

and the wolves who performed

a reminder to make sure we were ready

in our pack stayed together. We had decided ahead of time we would go back to the cabin and eat lunch. Then we had a light training session planned for

games, and then we would rest in

We stopped as one and turned in the direction of the voice. I saw who I guessed

came his brother and another male, who looked like he also spent too

Sam and I all joined Finlay

of us, we will be right there,” I told the rest out

again. It made me smile, they wanted to be

see you. You look well,” his mother said and fired off a weak smile at him. Now when

I could see Finlay had got his eyes from her. But otherwise I didn’t see a resemblance between them. Finlay

his own mother. His brother, on the other hand, was a spitting image