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

'We are coming, Amie,' Martin mind linked me.

'Be careful. There are a lot of them outside. I can keep the cave safe for a while if they discover it. Don't do anything foolish,' I told him. I heard the wolf outside get closer. My wolf and I both focused on the sound. I could tell the moment the wolf saw the opening, they stopped moving and I could hear them scenting the air. There was no way they could avoid catching my scent now that they focused on the opening. A growl was heard and it was accompanied by others. Oh great, they have made up in order to kill us, I thought. The moment I saw a black paw in the opening of the cave, I lunged at it and sank my claws into it before drawing back just as quickly. The paw disappeared back out and a new set of growls was heard. Next a grey wolf tried to rush into the cave. They hadn't taken the size of the cave into account and their forward movement halted as they lowered themself to the ground. I again jumped forward, and this tI swiped at their eyes with my claws. They turned their heads at the last second, but couldn't turn all the way because of the narrow opening. My claws ripped deep gouges into their cheek and I shredded their left ear. They roared and tried to swipe out their claws at me. I jumped back and due to their awkward position, they couldn't pursue me. I jumped forward again. This tI aimed my claws at their throat and shoulder. The grey wolf turned around and snapped its teeth at my paw. I withdrew it to avoid the razor-sharp teeth, but in doing so, I left my left shoulder exposed. I could feel the claws digging into it and I roared. I took a page out of the attacker's book and bent down and sank my teeth into its paw. It was their turn to roar in pain, and I clamped down my jaw and refused to let go. They struggled against my bite, but they were only halfway inside the cave and the small opening restricted their movements. I could hear their pack mates outside, trying to push past them to help. But there wasn't enough space. I heard the bones in the paw snapping and I felt it beneath my teeth. I wanted to spit it out, it felt gross as the warm blood seeped into my mouth. But I steeled myself. As long as I had their paw, they were stuck, and the boys were safe. I growled and put more pressure on my jaws.

The grey wolf whimpered and in a desperate attempt to get free, they put weight on the paw in my mouth. The unexpected extra weight madelean my bad shoulder against the cave wall. I growled and as I did, my opponent yanked on their paw and with a loud yelp they freed it. But it was badly mangled. Pieces of flesh and skin had been ripped from it and I spit them out. The grey wolf retreated slowly from the cave, its mangled paw held as high above the ground as it could manage. I growled as loudly as I could and inflated myself to look as big as possible. My red wolf took up almost the entirety of the cave. My growl got a response this time. A familiar growl cas a reply and it was followed by a group of others. Martin and the group of warriors he had taken had arrived. I heard the commotion when the two groups collided. A whimper escaped from the boys behind me. I put my tail over them, it was the only comfort I could provide. There was still at least one wolf outside the opening to the cave. Probably to keepfrom attacking the back of the group fighting Martin. I wouldn't have joined the fight even if I could have. My duty was to keep the boys safe. If the wolf outside the cave hadn't been there, I would have tried to sneak them out while the others were distracted. But now I had to wait. The wounds in my shoulder madeless agile, and I wasn't confident I would win in a fight against the wolf guarding us. I knew I couldn't afford to lose, so I had to wait and listen to the sounds of the battle.

The air was filled with the scent of blood and death. I couldn't tell from the sound and scent who was winning. I didn't want to mindlink the ones fighting, afraid I would distract them. My ears strained to pick up sounds from the wolves that were a part of my pack. I heard a sound I wished I hadn't. Martin growled and his growl slowly faded, I could hear him struggling to keep it going, as if he refused to give in. My wolf growled and as Martin's growl started to fade into nothing, my growl turned into a whimper.

'He will need you. Stay safe, little sister,' Martin mindlinked me. When I tried to reply, to tell him to hang in there. I was met by emptiness, there was nothing to connect to even though I desperately tried. I needed to connect to him. I needed him to be okay. The alternative was unthinkable. My wolf's whine turned into a howl. That is when it hit us all. The raw pain radiation from our Alpha. Finlays sorrow and pain felt like a physical punch and I was almost on my way to charge the offending wolf outside the cave. I needed an outlet for the pain and the grief.

"Amie," Cadence said, his voice weak, full of fear and pain. It stopped my attack. I backed further into the cave to press myself against the two boys.

'It will be okay,' I mindlinked them, even if I knew it wouldn't.

'What's wrong with the Alpha? Is he hurt?' Jon linked back. I realised they hadn't understood the meaning of Martin's growl, they didn't know.

'He will be okay. It's not something that will stop him,' I said. As I said it the wave of immense pain from Finlay stopped.

He had closed himself off to stop the pain from affecting the pack. He put it on his own shoulders and isolated himself for the good of the pack. For now. He will need you. Martin's words rang in my head. My human part desperately wanted to cry, my wolf part wanted to leave the cave and rip every single wolf outside to pieces. Neither of us did what we wanted. Instead, I pressed my body against the boys and my wolf growled continuously in a long, deep growl from the belly. We both hoped one of the enemy wolves would dare to set a paw inside the cave. We craved the outlet of anger and revenge. As I listened, I could hear how more of our pack arrived, the intruders were soon outnumbered.

'You can cout. The boy's mothers are waiting on the top of the hill,' Sam mindlinked me.

'We can get out of here now. I want the two of you to grab hold of my tail really well. When we get out of the cave, I want you to look up towards the top of the hill. Do not look down. Do you understand?' I linked the boys.

"Yes Amie," they both said as one.

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forward. It was a little awkward getting out of the cave. The boys had been inside it for a long tand O their muscles were cold and stiff. Outside, I used my claws to make sure both I and the boys could scale the steep incline. I tried to make sure there were trees and bushes blocking the view below us, in case they got curious and wanted a look. Pain radiating from my shoulder, but I blocked it from my mind. There was a bigger pain in my chest and I focused on getting

us safe to the top of the hill. When we got up there, the boys' mothers m engulfed their sons in tight hugs and looked them over.

"Thank you Amie," Shelly told me. I nodded at them and turned around to head down to where the fight had taken

place. When I cleared the bushes and could see the forest floor below me, I would see the massacre. There were ve dead wolves everywhere. I tried to take stock and concluded I didn't recognise most of them. I saw Martin's brown wolf laying a little up the hill. I steered my steps towards him. My wolf nudged him with its nose, waiting to see if its friend would stand again. When the nudge didn't get a response, bothand my wolf sighed. I looked up and saw where Finlay and Sam stood, both had their focus on a badly injured wolf. I scented the air as I walked closer. Alpha Jackson. A growl escaped me. Both Finlay and Sam turned their heads to look at me. I could see the pain and anger in them both. Finlay looked down at my shoulder.

'You are hurt,' he linked. I shrugged, which was a bad move as the pain got worse and madeflinch. 'It's nothing,' I told him. “What do we do now?" I asked.

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