Game of Destiny – A Thrilling Tale of Power, Love & Fate

I knew Finlay was worried about me when I headed off for my girls’ night with Becky. I could only imagine that he feared

James would leap from the bushes or something. Me wanting to stay away from James was why the idea of a picnic had

seemed the best option. We would meet in a neutral part of the woods and not tell anyone except Elder and Finlay the

exact location. It gave us both security and peace of mind to relax. Becky stood waiting for me at our meeting spot, we

both had a basked in one hand.

“How are you feeling?” she asked as we walked the final way to the spot we had selected.

“Fine. It has almost healed completely. I should be as new by the next game tomorrow,” I told her.

“That is good to hear.” There was a pause.

“You don’t have to think about what you say,” I told her.

“Are you sure? I don’t want to just push around and be insensitive when it comes to sore subjects,” Becky told me as we

put the blankets down and started to retrieve the food and wine. I sat down and leaned against a tree.

“I’m sure. This situation is strange for me as well and my connection to James complicates things. But I don’t want it to

come between me and Elder and me and you. We just have to do the best we can and I’m sure there will be some

awkward moments. We will just deal with them. I think it would be worse if we try to tiptoe around things,” I told her.

“Sounds reasonable,” she agreed as she handed me a glass of wine. “So what is going on between you and Alpha

Finlay?” she asked. I almost choked on the wine.

“Wow. You jumped straight in,” I said. She gave me a huge smile.

“Oh, come on. Spill the beans. It’s obvious something is going on. He watches over you like a hawk and that roar he let

out yesterday when you got hurt. Very alpha-mate-viby,” she said. I took and bit down on one of the pierogies I had

helped Matilda make as a way to give myself time to think about my answer. I decided to tell her the truth.

“And now we are in the middle of this mess and I feel guilty because I haven’t rejected James, because I feel like I’m

betraying Finlay. But with the looming threat of a forced reunion of the packs, I just can’t,” I ended my story.

“Wow. So you got here thinking he would find his mate and discovered you had one instead? I can see how that might

mess with you. I don’t envy you, especially not with the way James is behaving,” she told me.

“What do you mean? James has been no trouble at all. Except for what you told us yesterday, thank you for that by the

way, he has stuck to our agreement. I’m guessing because he wants this as much as I do,” I told her. She took a bite out

of a finger sandwich and shook her head.

“That’s because your brother has been telling him to keep away from you.”

“What?”

“Elder thinks that if James did as he wanted, and tried to contact you, it would end in a physical altercation between

James and your Alpha. After seeing how the two of you act around each other and after what you have told me, I agree,”

she said. I looked at her.

“But why? I mean, I can hardly feel the mate bond if I’m not next to him. But you are right. Finlay would not accept him

coming around.” She giggled.

same way you do about the mate bond. Look, I didn’t know him before all

post-rejection James. The James I know, and like,

a harder time to drop the Alpha-facade he hides behind. Elder tells me he didn’t used to be like that,” she told

shook my head.

He had a serious side, but mostly

could make my life miserable with their

grin. “He changed after the

how much he had to work

was because of that. I think he has been regretting his decision all this time but his stupid pride has not let

five times as bad. Trust me, my dad was an Alpha and I have four

trying to say is, now he has you within reach, the bond is still in place and I

the past

They

on that one. I’m just not sure James is. And he

time separating between what he

mess,” I said

We sat in

we were kids, did he ever tell

hill?” I asked.

“I don’t think so.”

would have remembered if he had. It’s one of my favourite stories about Elder. He absolutely

you tell it

has to make sure you know the real Elder. I was about five so Elder had to have

that big gravel pile by the communal parking

know which one

we were little, the older pups loved playing King of the Hill on that

since I wanted to be just like my big brother, I wanted to play as well. Elder told me

which really pissed me off, but instead of throwing a tantrum, I used my puppy dog eyes on him. They

I could join them if I were careful. I promised and we had so much fun. I don’t

down the entire pile

and were bleeding. Elder and James

just stood up and told them

came with me and when he saw our mother he started bawling his eyes out. It

other one crying as if he was about to die.

had got hurt because of him and he should be the one bleeding, not me. We both

cream while mom tended to

to that gravel pile ever again, not even when I

told Becky.

won’t let Mino near the

so

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now and continue your

hate the story? It’s a nice one about how much he loves you,”

not how he sees it. He sees it as

can control everything, he can make sure no one gets hurt,” Becky said.

It was good to know

continued to swap stories. Becky showed me a ton of pictures of

of Martina and Rose. It was an amazing

packed up our

“Amie?”

“Yes?”

about to ask a huge favour of you, and probably a

you are allowed to

know that I’m aware of what I’m asking of you. Before the games are over, could you

him?”

him over your Alpha or anything crazy like that. I