2/2 Game of Destiny Chapter 10-1 alked into my room and got ready for bed . Even though I was tire , my mind wasn't ready to go to sleep . I sat down in the chair by the window and looked out over the creek . The moon hung over the treetops and made the water glisten . It was a beautiful view . I thought about the day , how nice it had been to be surrounded by a back again . Even if it wasn't my pack . There were a lot of things I missed about being in a pack . I just never let myself think about it . It would be too painful . But now , I have to think about it . And truth be told . I had seventeen years and three hundred and sixty - four days of mostly good memories of being in a pack . And one day of bad memories , of feeling out of place and as a burden . Why had I let that one day taint all the others ? I knew the answer . Because that one day had shown me the rest had been a lie to some extent . The pack had promised I was loved , safe and would have a place with them as long as I contributed to the pack and didn't break any of the rules . But in one swoop , all of that had proved to be untrue . I had been threatened to be shipped off to another pack . Pack members that were as close to me as my family had turned their back to me . All because I wasn't like them . It had made me see my time in the pack as a deceit and I was too fragile to go through it all again . I was barely over the first betrayal . Did I have it in me to put the pieces back together if it happened again ? But this time it was different , I told myself . This time Finlay would know what I was , that I wasn't strong . If the pack accepted me , they would do so we had our talk by the lake , 1 While knowing everything . No , not everything . I had kept things back from Finlay . Because when we had our talk by the lake , I never thought I would seriously consider his offer . If I were to consider his offer , I needed to tell him everything . There would be no mate to reject me in this pack . If I was accepted here for who I am , then I could stay . The thought of belonging to a pack again made my head spin . I hadn't known how strongly I wanted it . How much I needed the pack bond and to be part of something bigger . I decided I would ask to talk to Finlay the next day and if he didn't turn me away for being less than completely honest . I would seriously consider becoming a part of this pack . As I walked down to breakfast the following morning , a couple of pad members recognised me and greeted me . It felt nice . Some of them even introduced me to others . When I reached the table where Martin and Finlay sat , I had gained a shadow in the form of a six - year - old pup named Cadence , " Good morning , " I said as I took a seat at the table . | _ " Morning , " they both greeted me " Hello there , Cadence , Finlay said . Hello th " Hi , Alpha , " the boy said with a smile . " Do you want to join us ? " ind Cadence parents . " No thank you , I need to eat with my " Maybe ," I said . He waved and ran back to sit next to his che " Gathering fans already ? Finlay asked . I laughed , he wo convenation was just as nice as the all the things they thought I needed to getting ready to get up , I found the courage and nodded ( yes , but then he looked at Finlay and then back towards his poned by Matilda Sam and Medow were the last to sit down . The Läed pack business , Medow and Matilda let me know maig . As we had eaten and were He looked at gur für Chapter Comments POST COMMENT NOW < SHARE 1/1 Game of Destiny Chapter 10-2 " How about a walk and I can show you where the celebrations will take place while we talk ? " he asked . I nodded , and we said goodbye to the rest of the group . Finlay took me along a gravelled pith that led into the forest . Even though it was early , pack members were walking back and forth on the path , carrying things . Everyone was getting ready for the full moon . " This is where we celebrate most of our big events , " Finlay told me . We had reached a Big clearing . On one side of it , the creek ran . In the middle there was a large fire pit and around it there were logs and wooden benches to sit on . Pack members were setting up foldable tables at one end of the clearing and others were chopping wood and piling it by the firepit . " Let's go this way , it's less busy , " he told me and I followed him along a dirt track into the forest . When we had let everyone behind us , I took a deep breath and savoured the forest scents . די I haven't been completely honest with you , " I started . " No ? " " No. I didn't think it would matter , because I never thought I would accept your offer : " " But that has changed ? " he asked , trying to hide a smile . " Maybe , I won't know unless I tell you everything , " I said . We had come to a viewpoint . We were standing on a place of raised land , looking out over a slope that led down to a river . On the other side there was more rich forest and then the mountain . It was a beautiful spot . " The reason I left my old pack was not only because of my latency , " I told him . He was quiet , but when 1 glanced his way , I saw all his attention was on me . " I was the daughter of the Beta . I grew up with the son of the Alpha , the daughter of the Gamma and my older brother . We were as close as you can get . We were the future of the pack . The Alpha and Gamma were like my uncles . I grew up knowing they would protect me , just like my father would . When my wolf didn't come to me , they all assured me it didn't matter , that I was good enough as I was . And I mostly believed them . " I paused and took a deep breath . We were heading into painful territory and I needed to brace myself . " I turned eighteen the day after a full moon . The pack was gathered to celebrate the moon and my mother and the Luna brought out a surprise birthday cake for me at the stroke of midnight . And I found my mate , the son of the Alpha , James . " His name came out as a whisper . I hadn't spoken it out loud in four years and it twisted the dagger in my heart . -you f found your mate ? " I looked up at Finlay and I could see he hadn't meant the question to spoken out loud . " I did , and in the next heartbeat he was rejecting me . I wasn't strong enough to be his Luna , " I said , and I could hear the bitter notes in my voice . Finlay drew in a sharp breath and looked at me like he had a hard time believing in me . " After that , things changed . I overheard my father talk to the Alpha . The man that had been like a second father to me told my father it would be best if I was sent away from the pack . To spare both me and his son the pain when James would choose a new mate . I heard my mother and the Luna being at odds with each other and how much hurt was in my brother's voice. The pack that I thought would always have my back , that would protect me , turned their back on me . My parents and brother were paying the price . " " So you left , " he said in a soft voice . I had been looking at the river , but now I turned to face him . " I did . To protect myself and my family . They could heal once I was gone , and hopefully save their relationship with their pack and friends . " " Do you keep in contact with them ? " " No. My father would come for me if he knew where I was . I send them birthday cards every year . But I drive to another state to send them . Hiding my tracks as best I can . " I had never told anyone this before .