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

We were back in the council building. Amie stood beside me and we both waited. For what, we didn’t know. On the other

end of the waiting area, stood my brother and his Beta. Every now and then, my brother locked eyes with me.

‘Don’t let him get to you,’ Amie mindlinked me. I looked away from my brother.

‘He is up to something,’ I told her.

‘Of course he is. He wouldn’t have brought this to the council unless he thought he had something to tip the council in

his favour. There is no use trying to figure it out while staring at him. We will know soon enough,’ she told me. She was

right. But I still shot my brother a sideway glare. Just so he would know, I knew. ‘Honestly. It’s like you are five,’ she

added when she saw it. But there was amusement in her mindlink. The door to the council room opened and we were

asked to enter. This was not the room with the long conference table. Instead, the council was sitting on a raised platform

which was slightly curved, all in one row facing us. Amie and I were shown to a pulpit to the right, my brother and his

Beta were shown to a pulpit to the left. Behind each of us, two of the council warriors stood.

“Thank you for heading our summons. Alpha Ryan from the Ocean Shore pack has made a request for the council to

force the Blue Mountain pack to merge with them as it has its origins in their pack. We will hear from Alpha Ryan why

this request has been made. Then we will let Alpha Finlay respond to the request. The council will have the right to ask

questions of both Alphas and their Betas until we feel we have the information needed to make a decision. Do any of you

have questions regarding the procedure?” the head of the council asked. All of us remained silent. “Good, good. Then,

please, Alpha Ryan. Tell us why you have filed the request.”

“Thank you. I want to start by thanking the council for taking my concerns seriously. About eight years ago, my father,

Alpha Johannes, was killed defending the pack from a rouge attack. The alpha position went to me as his oldest son. My

trained me my whole life to be ready for this responsibility. My younger brother, Finlay, did

how she glared at my brother. He had not used my title and it rubbed her the wrong

what people called him. It was in his

brother’s title. Respect is important, it is a founding stone in

I looked at the older woman in surprise,

course, I apologise. Old habits, he is my little brother still. Alpha

the pack and it was hard for our family losing my father so

the better of him. It’s the only explanation I can give for his erratic behavior. Alpha

so instead he persuaded parts of the pack to

have tried to tell him he is putting his

my protection, in danger by living as an unranked pack. Alpha

attacked Alpha Finlay’s. It resulted in three of their pack

one of my former pack members and his family

has moved me deeply. It is time for my brother to stop this tantrum of his and take responsibility. I

the wolves I, and my pack, still care deeply

me worried. He had mixed lies and exaggerations with

what he was trying to do to my pack. And I was worried that I

couldn’t handle that we left

to what your brother

slowly, taking a moment

we have broached this subject. I even remember he tried to make a similar request of the council a couple of years back, but it didn’t even go to a hearing.

words but there are also falsehoods and exaggerations. If we go back to before our packs split, after

took over the Ocean River pack and as expected, things changed. The changes worried me as I saw the weaker members being

came to the point where I considered challenging him to protect those members

sure of a

him. She had just lost her mate, I didn’t have the heart to make her lose a son as

it all by the book and when it was approved,

come with me. I left my brother’s pack and all who came with me did so of their own

to take a breath.

are doing great,’ Amie mindlinked

easy. The journey my pack has taken has been hard at times. But it has also brought us

the end we found land which