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

he cabin was deserted when we got back. The rest of our pack was out celebrating and it was well

deserved. I was looking forward to calling my parents, but I could also feel how nervous Finlay was.

Maybe I was being naïve, but I felt like all the stress, worry and the constant feeling of something

lurking outside my field of vision, just melted away. Our pack was safe and I had Finlay as my

mate. All was good in my world. We opted to sit on the sundeck. Finlay pulled me down on his lap

and we took a moment to snuggle.

“Ready?” I asked him.

“Yes,” he said. I could see, and feel, he was lying. I gave him a soft kiss.

“My mom already likes you, and so does my dad. And as I love you, they will as well,” I told him.

“What if they think I’m not good enough for you?” he asked and leaned his forehead on my

shoulder. I raised my hand and ran my fingers through his hair.

“Now you are just being an idiot. You are the Alpha of the third highest ranking pack in the world. I

was lucky to snatch you up when I did. Any parents would be thrilled for their daughter to be mated

to you,” I told him.

“Your parents aren’t like that. They don’t care about rank, they just want you to be happy,” he

pointed out.

“True. And since you are my safe and happy place, you check those boxes as well. We are just going

to do this and once it’s done, you will feel silly that you were so worried.” I took out my phone and

started a FaceTime call. I positioned the camera so only I was visible. When my mom answered, I

saw she was sitting in my dad’s lap. I smiled at our similar situation.

“Hell…” I started.

Rose Winstone, what is that on your neck?” my mother interrupted me. She was

My hand moved to my neck and

spot it.

to you too. That was one part of the news I

I told them and I felt myself grin from ear to

looked more stoic, but

well.

it comes to the mating bond,” my

his stoic face and chuckle. “So who is it?” I panned the camera a

sure Finlay was

another sound

it would be

no need for titles,” he told her. Both my mom

to the family,” my dad

you how happy I was when the mate bond formed with Amie,” he

kissed my cheek. My mom made a cooing sound and

my dad remarked. I

to mate when we got back

James had been put to the side. But fate stepped in and pushed the timeline,” I

tell us. What is the other?” my mom

and knew I had to

back from getting the results of the games,” he told

know we had placed fifth. It’s a rank to be proud of,” my dad

see the pride he had in Elder and their

fifteen,” he

number three.”

laughed.

mate and becomes

number three. We made some good pups, baby,”

and kissed

“Dad,” I objected.

a parent’s right to be proud of

“Mom!”

talked about it.

ave,” he happil