Battle of Fate 90

Finlay looked so serious. It had been a perfect morning, waking up in his arms. Spending time just talking about things
with the pack, our house, but I knew this would be different.
‘I think we need to get a meeting with the council this morning,’ he told me.
‘This morning? But the results won’t be out until after lunch,’ I said.
‘I know. I want this to be done before then.’
‘What is going on in that brain of yours, love?’ I asked. He smiled and kissed me gently.
‘You and I know our bond is real. I want to see if the council can confirm it. We don’t know what will happen after the
results are out. One thing I won’t be losing is you. We have both my brother and Alpha James who will want to cause
issues. They will say us being destined mates is a convenient solution. I can see both of them trying to split us up.’ I
looked at him and I knew he was right. I nodded.
‘It’s a good idea. Let’s get ahead of the trouble for once,’ I agreed. ‘I have a question.’
‘Let’s hear it.’
‘What do we tell the pack back home? I mean those who are with us will know we have mated. It’s kind of hard to hide
our marks and new scents. Do we ask them not to tell the ones back home?’ I asked. Finlay smirked and licked his mark
on my neck. It sent a pleasant shiver through my body.
‘I think we do. I would like it to be a surprise, if you don’t mind?’ he asked me.
‘No I like that approach as well. It will be a little tough on those with mates back in the pack.’ He shrugged.
‘It’s for a couple of days. They will manage. Anything else you want us to discuss?’
‘No. I just want you to know you make me very happy, I love you and the moon goddess couldn’t have given me a better mate. I will have to forgive her for past grievances at this rate,’ I told Finlay, and kissed him.
‘I love you too. I should have figured out we were our second chance mates a long time ago,’ he told me and kissed me
right back. We took a long shower together. Finlay was excited to show me what I had been missing, not having had sex
before. I was just as happy to learn all about it. If we hadn’t been in the middle of all the drama, I would have insisted we’d stay in our room for at least a day. As things were complicated, we headed down for breakfast together. It was a
little past nine in the morning, which was like sleeping until noon for Finlay and me. When we walked into the kitchen,
everyone else was almost finished eating. Sam turned around in his seat and by the look of it, he had a snide remark
ready. It never came, he looked at us and jumped up from his seat.
“Alpha, Luna,” he said and bowed. The sound of scraping chairs filled the room as everyone got up and followed his
example. I felt my cheeks heat, I hadn’t expected them to take it this seriously. Finlay chuckled and kissed my temple. My
heart fluttered at the simple gesture.
“Okay, you can all stop with that, you are making Amie uncomfortable,” Finlay told them. There was nothing harsh in his words, his voice was warm and filled with gratitude. He appreciated them showing us respect. Next thing I knew I was
being squeezed to death by Matilda.
“Welcome to the family, officially!” she told me. “Took you long enough,” she said to Finlay as she guided me to the
table.
“Congrats man. We have all been waiting for you two to choose each other,” Sam said and blocked Finlay’s way as he
tried to follow me. “You couldn’t have waited a couple of more weeks? I gave you the date,” Sam turned and said to me. I
laughed as I was ushered into a seat and everyone around the table started putting food on my plate.
“When your wolf tells you your mate is close, you don’t stop to see if there is a better date to meet him on,” I told Sam
as I tried to thank everyone else for plating food for me. Finlay had got past Sam, Jake and Ramses who had
congratulated him and placed a kiss on my head before sitting down next to me.
“He is your second chance mate?” Sam asked, everyone except for Matilda looked surprised.
“Of course they are true mates. Don’t you have eyes? Honestly,’ Matilda tutted as she brought me and Finlay coffee. I
saw Finlay doing something on his phone and after a while he showed it to me. It was a confirmation that the council would see us at half past ten. It would give us enough time to eat and walk over there. I nodded.
“Amie and I have a meeting with the council. The rest of you can hang out and relax here the rest of the morning. Bring
the picnic to the common area at twelve. We will join the other packs as we eat lunch and then we will watch the
revealing of the scores,” Finlay told the others. He had placed his arm on the back of my chair. “And don’t tell anyone at
home about your new Luna. We want that to be a surprise,” he added. Everyone nodded, and even Sam looked thrilled
about the idea.
Finlay and I walked hand in hand to the council building. It was a strange feeling not having to restrict how I touched or
acted around him. Finlay was my mate and therefore I was expected to share touches and kisses with him, even in public.
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“After our meeting we will find a quiet spot and you can call your parents,” Finlay said. He was so sweet and caring. I
kissed him on the cheek.
“I think I will do it after we know the scores. I don’t feel like disturbing their day twice,” I said. But I took out my phone
and texted them both that I would be calling after the scores were announced. We were just in time for the meeting and were let into the council room at once. Again it was the room with the conference table, the less formal one.
“Alpha Finlay, Beta Amie,” the head of the council greeted us. Then he focused on my neck and discreetly scented the air.
“My apologies Luna Amie,” he corrected himself with a small bow, I bowed back. Finlay looked happy as he placed his
arm around my waist. I saw the smiles from the rest of the council. “Alpha Finlay, does this happy news have anything to
do with why you have asked for this meeting?” the head of the council asked.
“It does. This council is well aware about the issues me and my Luna have had to face during this game. Amie has had to
deal with her frail mate bond and I have had issues with my brother. Amie was able resolve her issue yesterday, as you all
can see. My worry is that due to all the drama, our second chance bond will not be recognised,” Finlay told them. There were surprised faces around the table.
“You have a true mate bond?” a woman asked.
“We do,” Finlay said. There was silence and I got the feeling the council was busy mindlinking.
“We took for granted you were chosen mates. You seemed to be close from the start,” the same woman told us.
“We had intentions of choosing each other once the game was over. But after I completed the rejection with Alpha James
yesterday, a bond to Finlay clicked into place,” I told them.
“And that is why we are here. Is there a way for the council to prove our bond is a fated one?” Finlay asked. The council
looked at each other and nodded.
“Prudent. We understand the need to protect your mate and the bond you share. Our sister, Livia, has the ability to feel mate bonds and can separate chosen bonds from fated ones,” the head of the council said. A kind-looking woman stood
up and walked over to us.
“Could you please hold each other’s left hand and place them in mine,” she said. I faced Finlay and placed my left hand
in his and then we placed both our hands in her outstretched one. She placed her other hand on top of ours. There was a warm sensation around our hands and Livia smiled.
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“Astonishing,” the head of the council said. I assumed Livia had mindlinked him her finding.
“Thank you. It was a treat to feel your bond. It’s quite unique,” Livia told us and let go of our hands. I saw Finlay puff out
his chest. He was so cute.
“There is no question that your mate bond is a fated one,” she told us when she had returned to her seat. “Luna Amie, we
know you had a fated mate before. Alpha Finlay, you must have had one as well at one point. She must have been lost
before you met her. May I ask? As May pointed out, you have seemed to have a strong bond between you since we met
you for the first time. Has it always been like that?”
“Yes, it has always been like that. We knew it wasn’t a mate bond, but we have always felt a pull towards each other,”
Finlay told them and I nodded.
“Luna Amie, how long after your rejection did you meet Alpha Finlay?” someone asked.
“A little over four years after,” I said.
“I would say your mate bond to Alpha James had already decayed by then. I would guess you and Alpha Finlay had a
partial bond created from the moment you met. Because your old bond was still in place, it couldn’t fully form. But it was
enough for the two of you to feel its effects,” Livia explained. Finlay and I looked at each other. It would explain a lot.
“Your bond is unique because it has the characteristics of both a fated and a chosen bond. I have only seen it twice
before and in both those cases it has been due to the mates having been separated after the true mate bond activated,
but before they could mark each other. Your situation is one of a kind. Your bond is therefore very strong. To put it in words that makes it easy to understand; instead of one bond, you have two that have been woven together,” Livia told us.
I reached for Finlay’s hand and held it. It was easy to feel the love flowing from him to me.
“This council has no issue with declaring the two of you true mates. The moon goddess has blessed you twice,” the head
of the council proclaimed.
“Thank you. We are grateful for your support and thank you for seeing us with such short notice,” Finlay said. We both
bowed to the council and left the room.
“Now we just need to wait for the scores, that should be the end of scary things to get through,” I said to Finlay as we
stepped out of the building.
“And calling your parents, that is almost scarier than anything else,” he told me. I giggled