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 stadium. We took our usual

the speaker’s voice said. “Today’s game will

an obstacle course where not only speed and agility is tested, but also

same course and face

out course to move forward.

to make their progress harder. As in the first

line. Points will be deducted if not all members make it to the end. Rule

and will score a zero. We wish all of you the best of luck. You will now be

for the horn to

can do this,’ Finlay

keep a steady pace. Don’t over do it at the start. It will probably not be a short race and we need to

as we followed the rest of

as they made sure to be at the front. I caught the scent of

as soon as I scented it, mixed in with all the unfamiliar scents. Everyone was guided to an open area in

been marked with a strong scent, making it clear

loud signal and everyone set off. It was hard not to join in the panicked sprint

them get ahead

the course, we saw the first obstacle. A ten feet tall

struggling. Fortunately the wall was wide

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

boost. Sam helped him up and

do this,’

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

they helped him down on the other side of the

backed up a little to get a running start and then set off. Finlay

hands. It was

had no issues jumping down on the other side. I

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

quick smile as we had handled the first obstacle with ease. There were packs who

a member who had scaled the wall and then jumped

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

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

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

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

as positive as it was, it was also

to show between the trees and the packs in front of us sprinted as they got through the dense vegetation. Sam

to do the same when Ramses grabbed the

our tracks. ‘Quicksand’ he added. We all watched as

who had sprinted into it and they began to sink. Screams

at the edge of the clearing and

the people trapped in the quicksand struggled against it, the faster they sank.

But they seemed

around?’ I asked. We