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

headed for the

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

obstacle course where not only speed and agility is

the same time, follow the same course and face the

the staked out course

is allowed to make their progress harder. As in the first game,

will be deducted if not all members

all of you the best of luck. You will now be

course. Wait for the

this,’

start. It will probably not be a short race and we need to

us. We all nodded as we followed the rest of the packs to the start.

and his team as they made sure to be at

mixed in with all the unfamiliar

making it clear what area was

hard not to join in the panicked sprint many packs were

to keep up with them, not to let them get ahead

we saw the first obstacle. A ten feet tall wall

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

it at the same time. Finlay and Ramses gave Sam a boost. He managed to

boost. Sam helped him

can do this,’ Jake

him and he reached Sam’s and Ramses’ hands on his

they helped him down on the

Red,’ Finlay mindlinked. I nodded, backed up a little to get a running start and then set

Sam’s and Ramses’ outstretched hands. It was not as

had no issues jumping down on the other side.

Finlay’s head as Sam helped him get up on the wall.

the first obstacle with ease. There were packs who had issues with

Some had a member who had scaled the wall and then jumped down and now didn’t have the

Some had issues getting one of their members over the wall.

off again. Many of the packs who had sprinted past us in the

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

green bushes covering the ground. It was impossible to keep up a high speed. It

it was also frustrating to have to move with care. We all saw

trees and the packs in front of us sprinted

do the same when Ramses grabbed the back of his

in our tracks. ‘Quicksand’ he added.

wobbled under the feet of those who had sprinted into

understood their situation. We stood at the edge of

it, the

But they seemed

I asked. We looked in both