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,

beside me and saw how she glared at my brother. He had not used my title and it rubbed her the wrong way. Her reaction calmed my own. My brother could call me whatever he wanted. A true Alpha didn’t need

him. It was in

use your brother’s title. Respect is important, it is

at the

Old habits, he is my little brother

hard for our family losing

the better of him. It’s the only explanation I can give for

parts of the pack to break off

and return home. I have tried to tell him he is putting his pack

pack. Alpha

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

Beta, Martin. Martin was one of my former pack members and his family still

deeply. It is time for my brother to stop this tantrum

a way to keep the wolves

left me worried. He had mixed lies and

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

seemed to be too insistent to be simply because his ego couldn’t handle that we left his pack.

Alpha Finlay, you may speak to what your brother

a moment to

says, this is not the first time 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

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

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

not willing to listen and it came to the point where I

him, I wasn’t sure of a victory,

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

own pack. I did it all by the book and when it

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

to take a breath.

great,’ Amie mindlinked

easy. The journey my pack has taken has been

we found land which suited