{Book 2} Chapter 29 – The Coin ~Sylvester~

After asking Tamia if she and Amelia had returned, I stared at the strange coin on my desk and examined it with gloves. I wondered why wolves would keep something dangerous to them.

I wondered what was happening in the east and the deal with Leo’s pack.

We had enjoyed peace for over a year now, and I hoped it would be forever, but the little complaints that have come up recently didn’t seem like it.

First, Maxwell Blanch and his fight with Alexie, the nobody that took over his pack. I knew there was more to it because Devin complained of the same thing. Why couldn’t we have peace for once?

Looking at the coin, I knew only one person could explain it. The writing was ancient, and it wasn’t something I could easily place. It did not look like currency spent at any time, and the ranking stars on the back indicated ‘Delta’ did not make sense. Why would anyone use silver to hold their ranks?

Only one person could explain what the coin was, Marcel’s father, Lucas.

The man had been bored since he returned. He had gotten back with his mate, but there was sadness in his eyes. I guess the fact that he had killed his best friends, who were also his distant cousins, would haunt him for the rest of his life.

He was lonely even though he tried to hide it.

I imagined what I would do without Marcel and Theodore and knew I would be just as miserable. Maybe not as bleak as he was because I had made more friends and built connections, but I knew what he was going through. I understood it.

The fact that they died by his hands worsened his depression. It was a pain he would never heal from, no matter how hard the people around him tried. The truth was, he was better off dead with them.

I expected he would be overzealous about helping with this task, so I discussed it with Marcel before involving his father.

I linked Marcel to come to my office, and he said he was on his way.

I looked at the time, and it was three in the afternoon.

Usually, this was when I closed from the office to spend time with my wife and children, but this coin thing would take my time, and I knew it.

I was willing to sacrifice today, so I could have peace tomorrow. I hoped it wouldn’t be anything serious because we all need peace.

While I waited for Marcel to come, a call came through on my phone, and I answered immediately, knowing it had to be someone dear because it was my personal line.

“Hello,” I said, and there was silence before the voice mustered the courage to speak.

Vino,” I heard

that

searching. I would have joined in, too, if I wasn’t king. Why would you just disappear like that? Four

months ago, and even though he tried

you coming home?” I asked him,

come and sit around as if I did nothing wrong. I sat there on the council and let them run circles around you. I

that followed him, he was alone.

to make yourself

assignment?” He asked, and I knew I had tickled

the east, but I would make it sound interesting enough

silver-immune Alphas taking over packs in the east and south,” I said,

there is no such thing,”

me solve this mystery? I will take your participation as penance. Tamia misses the girls, and I am sure Nicole and Katya would love to help too. My mother wasn’t happy that you took them with you. They deserve a

take the first flight back from Gad,” he said, and I wondered what he was doing

in Gad?” I

west that the council isn’t really aware of. Leo brought it up

it out, and he was right, but the takeovers’ formation and concentration baffled me the

says they are, others are alpha challenges of

I sound crazy and might

pack. I do not know why. The baffling part of all this is that the three alphas that have taken up packs that share the border with the east and south

Sean has described,

on to something,”

he said did sound like he was on to

about the sudden inflow of displaced persons to the east and how they were overcrowding the

hoped this inflow of people was actually displaced people,

myself, and Marcel walked in. His shirt

family time,”

is must be serious because you should be with Harper and Liam, too,” he said, and I was

he asked,

him all Leo told me about the attack in

at the coin

have silver coins with ranks on them?” he

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