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 stadium. We took our usual seats

and welcome to the second game,” the speaker’s voice said. “Today’s game will

obstacle course where not only speed

course and face the same obstacles. But it is up to you to

you find within the staked out course to move forward. It is not allowed

make their progress harder. As in the

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

all of you the best of luck. You will

Wait for the horn

can do this,’ Finlay mindlinked

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

nodded as we followed the rest

brother and his team as they made sure to be at the front. I caught the scent of

scented it, mixed in with all the unfamiliar scents. Everyone was guided to an

making it clear what area was part

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

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

course, we saw the first obstacle. A

me,’ Sam told us as we saw several packs struggling. Fortunately the wall was wide and allowed

at the same time. Finlay and Ramses gave Sam a boost.

helped him up and they both sat on the

can do this,’ Jake

he reached Sam’s and Ramses’ hands on his first try. Finlay and

they helped him down on

nodded, backed up a little to get a

Ramses’ outstretched hands. It

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 joined

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

had scaled the wall and then jumped

help their pack members. Some had issues getting one of their

of the packs who had sprinted past

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 to go

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

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

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

to do the same when Ramses grabbed the back of

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

those who had sprinted

the edge of the clearing and

struggled against it, the faster

their waist. But they seemed to be

I asked. We looked in both