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.

her with lunch,’ I corrected her. I heard a giggle through the mindlink and noticed the sun was in the wrong

sat

sleep?’ I asked, trying

her head against me. The sensation calmed me and I enjoyed it for

my head against her as well. ‘I told the others to go ahead and go back

cute I didn’t want to disturb you,’ she

fearsome wolf.

and by how soundly you slept, I would say you needed it. Come

help Matilda,’ she told me and nudged me. I got up and we set off toward the cabin. Her wolf

our steps synced, I made sure to keep close

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

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

for two weeks and it felt like its

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

with our old pack. Things seem to be calming down all over. I had a good pack and a good

TV and

it was.

he mindlinked me. I frowned and got up. Amie looked at me but

distance. Giving her space,

you,” I told him and he walked away with a nod. “Please, why don’t we sit

I told

made her tea and took out some cookies. I joined her at the table and watched as she sipped

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now

is Amie?” she asked. The question took me

with the others,” I said. My mother

said, adding to my

same about you,” I told

her situation,” she said after some hesitation.

She nodded. “Is that why you came here?” I asked. I was

and the topic of our conversation didn’t make it easier to

was just an observation on my part.” She took a deep breath. “I just want you

happy.” I nodded.

know you are here?” I

best to not

looked at my mother for a moment. I hated

foul play from her. But I decided my mother wouldn’t have a chance to hurt Amie

you would join us. You don’t have to,’

walked into the kitchen with

how nice to see

my mother said and stood up. I watched as the two of them hugged and

sat down next to me. “I asked

him,” my mother

her. “What topic did you have in mind and why would it get Finn riled up?” She

the only place to read the complete version of this

now

was eye-opening to me. It showed me we can get along, despite being

way to heal our family was to unite the packs. I was wrong,” my mother

I became every time she spoke.

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

understand why, I thought he did it because he

confessed.