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

The following day was dedicated to training. The five of us all felt a little off and distracted and getting a day to work out

was just what we needed. Both to work out some of the pent-up emotions we were dealing with, but also to ease us back

into being a team. When we finished training in the afternoon, we all felt a lot better than we had done going into the

training in the morning. We were ready to take on the game the next day. After dinner we had another call with the pack

back home and I felt relieved to see they had also settled into the news and seemed to be doing better. We went to bed

early but when I got into my bed, I couldn’t relax.

‘Are you sleeping?’ Finlay mindlinked after half an hour.

‘Yes,’ I replied.

‘Liar, why aren’t you sleeping?’

‘I could ask you the same,’ I countered.

‘But I asked you first.’

‘Too many thoughts. Trying to figure out a strategy, wondering if we need to be worried about sabotage and trying to

figure out what kind of game we are playing tomorrow,’ I told him.

‘Those are big thoughts. Maybe put them to the side and deal with them tomorrow?’ he suggested.

‘Brilliant, why didn’t I think of that? This is why you are the Alpha.’

‘Did you just sass your Alpha?’ he asked. The amusement in his mindlink was clear.

‘I did.’

‘And you admit to it. I may need to reconsider if you are Beta material.’

‘Stop saying stupid things and I won’t need to sass you. It’s just me doing my Beta duties to make you the best Alpha

you can ever be,’ I told him. I could swear I heard him laughing through the wall.

“Go to sleep, Red. We need that brilliant mind of yours to be on point tomorrow,’ he said.

‘I will if you will.’

‘It’s a deal. See you tomorrow.’ Our short conversation worked to distract me from all my other thoughts, and I managed

to go to sleep.

The next morning was worse than the morning of the first game. We all felt the burden of what was resting on our

the

second game,” the speaker’s voice said. “Today’s game will be about

solving. It is an obstacle course where not only speed and agility

follow the same course and face the same obstacles. But it

staked out course to move forward. It is

the

if not all members make it to the end. Rule violators

the violation is detected and will score a zero. We wish all of you the

course. Wait for

do this,’ Finlay

at the start. It will probably not be a short

all nodded as we followed the

they made sure to be at the front. I caught the scent of Elder and James,

as soon as I scented it, mixed in with all the unfamiliar scents.

it clear

and everyone set off. It was hard

up with them, not to let them get ahead of me. But

saw the first obstacle. A ten feet tall

us as we saw several packs struggling. Fortunately the wall was wide and

over it at the same time. Finlay and Ramses gave Sam a boost. He managed to get up to sit on the

Sam helped him up and they both sat on the

can do this,’ Jake

you can!’ I agreed. Me and Finlay boosted him and he reached Sam’s and Ramses’ hands on his first

and watched as they helped him down on

I nodded, backed up a little to get a running start and then set

and I flew up towards Sam’s and Ramses’ outstretched hands. It was not as hard as I thought

jumping down on the other side. I joined Jake on the other side, looking up,

I could see Finlay’s head as Sam helped him get up on the

a quick smile as we had handled the first obstacle with

had scaled the wall and then jumped down and now didn’t have the strength

issues getting one of their members over the wall. We

gather ourselves and then we set off again. Many of the packs who had sprinted past us

by Ramses and Jake. Me and Finlay came up the rear. The forests undergrowth was becoming difficult to go through. It was snarly

green bushes covering the ground. It was impossible

was also

to show between the trees and the packs in front of us sprinted as they got

to do the same when Ramses grabbed the back

mind linked us all. We stopped dead in our tracks. ‘Quicksand’ he added. We all watched

sprinted into it and they began to sink. Screams of

as they understood their situation. We stood at the edge of the clearing

struggled against it, the faster they sank. It seemed they didn’t sink

waist. But they seemed to be truly

asked. We looked in both