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

for the

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

course where not only speed and

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

within the staked out course to move forward. It is

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

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

wish all of you the

course. Wait for

this,’ Finlay

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

as we followed the rest of the packs to the start.

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

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

marked with a strong scent, making it clear what

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

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

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

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

Ramses gave Sam a boost. He

boost. Sam helped him up and they both

can do this,’ Jake

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

and watched as they helped him down

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

and I flew up towards Sam’s and Ramses’ outstretched hands. It

side. I joined Jake on the

head as Sam helped

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

wall and then jumped down and now didn’t have

back up to help their pack members. Some had issues getting one of their members over the wall.

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

We weren’t first, but we were gaining ground. Sam was leading the way followed by Ramses and Jake. Me and Finlay came up the rear. The forests undergrowth was becoming difficult

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

as it was, it was also

of us sprinted as they

when Ramses grabbed the back of

We stopped dead in our tracks. ‘Quicksand’ he added. We all watched as the

wobbled under the feet of those who had sprinted into it and they began to sink. Screams of

edge of the clearing and

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

they

around?’ I asked. We looked in