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

had breakfast and headed for the stadium.

the speaker’s voice said.

not only speed and agility

start at the same time, follow the same course and face the same

staked out course to move forward. It is not

As in the first game, the goal is to get

the finish line. Points will be deducted if not all members make it

We wish all of you the best of luck.

for the

can do this,’ Finlay mindlinked

do it at the start. It will probably not be a

obstacles,’ Sam reminded us. We all nodded as

his team as they made sure to be at

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

had been marked with a strong scent, making it clear what

set off. It was hard not

not to let them get ahead of me. But

first

us as we saw several packs struggling. Fortunately the wall

at the same time. Finlay and Ramses gave Sam a

gave Ramses a boost. Sam helped him up and they both sat

can do this,’ Jake

I agreed. Me and Finlay boosted him and he reached

helped him down on the other

nodded, backed up a little to get a running

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 to go

rocks was hiding in the green bushes covering the ground.

the field. And as positive as it was, it was also frustrating to have to move with care. We

front of us sprinted as they got through the dense vegetation. Sam

the same when Ramses grabbed

in our tracks.

wobbled under the feet of those who had sprinted into it and they

their situation. We stood at the edge of the clearing and watched, hesitant if we

more the people trapped in the quicksand struggled against it, the faster

waist. But they seemed

we go around?’ I asked. We looked in

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