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

and headed for the stadium. We took our usual seats

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

is an obstacle course where not only speed and agility is

same time, follow the same course and face the same obstacles. But

anything you find within the staked out course to move forward.

the first game,

not all members make it to the end. Rule violators

wish all of you

the course. Wait for the horn

this,’ Finlay

pace. Don’t over do it at the start. It will probably

We all nodded as we

made sure to be at the front.

it, mixed in with all the

strong scent, making it clear what area was

was hard not to join

get ahead of me. But I kept reminding myself we needed

into the course, we saw the first

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

try and get over it at the same time. Finlay and Ramses gave Sam a boost.

a boost. Sam helped him up and

do

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 on the

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

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

I had no issues jumping down on the other side. I joined Jake on the other side, looking up,

on our side. Soon I could see Finlay’s head as Sam helped him get up on the wall. They both

handled the first obstacle with ease.

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

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

set off again. Many of

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

and rocks was hiding in the green bushes covering the ground. It was

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

the packs in front of us sprinted as they got through the

Ramses grabbed

all. We stopped dead in our tracks. ‘Quicksand’ he

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

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

the quicksand struggled against it, the faster they sank. It

But they

we go around?’ I asked.