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

The playful mood stayed with us into the next day. Sam suggested we all go for a run in the woods and since none of us,

except Amie, had shifted since we got here, we all agreed. As I shifted to my blond wolf, I felt the joy he felt at being free

to run. The fifteen of us stretched our legs in the woods and after an hour of exploring, we found a large meadow with

grass and wildflowers. A brook ran across it and it made me think of our pack land. Amie started a game of tags with Sam

and soon most of the others had joined in. My aunt came to sit next to me as we watched the other wolves zoom across

the meadow.

‘They are having fun,’ she remarked.

‘Yes. It will do them good,’ I agreed. After a while, they seemed to have had enough of playing and went in search of a

good place to rest or went off to hunt a rabbit or two. Amie came walking over to us and sat down next to me. Her

tongue was hanging out and her eyes glowed with happiness.

‘You should have joined us,’ she told me.

‘I had more fun watching,’ I said.

‘Coward, afraid that I would beat you,’ she corrected me. My wolf snorted.

‘In your dreams.’ I could swear she was laughing at me. My aunt rolled her eyes and walked away. Amie found a

comfortable spot in the grass and lay down. I lay next to her and we both looked out over the brook.

‘Take a nap,’ Amie told me in our private link.

‘I don’t do that,’ I said.

‘Nap? Because I have seen you do it.’

‘Nap on unknown land,’ I clarified. She rolled her eyes at me.

‘I will stay awake and keep an eye on things,’ she promised.

‘Why don’t you take a nap and I will keep watch?’

‘Because you always keep watch, you make sure the rest of us can play while you keep us safe. But you need to relax as well. We don’t know what is coming in the next few days. So take this opportunity to relax,’ she insisted.

‘I can relax when we get home.’

‘And you say I am stubborn. Just take a nap, or I will ask Sam to knock you out,’ she said. I was mostly objecting because

I liked our banter. I could see she was serious, so I put my head down on my paws and focused on the sound of the wind

in the grass, the warm summer sun and Amie’s scent. I was drifting off before I knew it.

Amie woke me up by gently buffing me with her nose.

‘Time to wake up. I need to get back and help Matilda with dinner,’ she told me. I was trying to shake the sleep from my

brain.

help her with lunch,’ I corrected her. I heard a giggle through the mindlink and noticed the

dinner,’ Amie insisted. I sat up and

the others? How long did I sleep?’ I asked,

rubbed her head against me. The sensation calmed me and

head against her as well. ‘I told the others to go ahead and go back about an hour ago.

didn’t want to disturb you,’ she

a fearsome wolf. And

cute, at least when you sleep, and by how soundly you slept, I would say you needed it. Come on,

she told me and nudged me. I got up and we set off toward the cabin.

sure to keep close to her. Our fur skimmed each other

the spot where our clothes was and shifted back. I took her hand as

and Rania in the kitchen, I found Sam and Jake and we called Medow

and it felt like its own little world. It was easy

the real world. Everything was calm at home. The pack had calmed down after

to be calming down all over. I had a good pack and a good inner

were flying across the table. After, we all gathered in front of the TV and watched what had become everyone’s favorite

it was.

me. I frowned and got up. Amie looked at me but I shook my

distance. Giving her space,

away with a nod. “Please, why don’t we sit down in

I

took out some cookies. I joined her at the table and watched as

place to read the complete version of

chapter—visit us now and continue your

Amie?” she asked. The question

watching TV with the others,” I said. My

said,

the same about you,” I

situation,” she said

think it is something we should talk about.” She nodded. “Is that why you came here?”

the topic of our

deep breath. “I just want you to be happy.

happy.” I nodded.

he know you are here?” I

taking a walk.” I did my best to not take offence

joining us?” I looked at my mother for a moment. I hated that I

I decided my mother wouldn’t have a chance to hurt Amie as long

mother has stopped by, she wants to know if you would join us. You

then she walked into

nice to see you again,” Amie

my mother said and stood up. I watched

to me. “I asked Finlay to ask you to join

on him,” my mother said as she sat

her. “What topic did you have in mind and why would it get Finn

place to read the complete

now and

dinner we had the other day was eye-opening to me. It showed me we can

dinner, I believed the only way to heal our family was to unite the packs. I was wrong,” my

being surprised by how surprised I became every time she spoke. “I have tried to talk

tell him he should withdraw his request to the council. I

refusing. I couldn’t understand why, I thought he did it because he

confessed.