The Dark Side Of Fate

{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

months, and no one knew where he was. I pretended that I wasn’t worried, but I was. I had sent people to search for him to

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

frustrated because he was talking about Amanda. Amanda had committed suicide, where she was kept five months ago, and even though he tried to

are you coming home?” I asked him, and

them run circles around you. I am just as guilty as they are. I am on a mission to redeem myself,” he said, and I

with him. Other than the two nannies that followed him, he was alone.

even yourself. Just come back. If you want to make yourself useful, I have a job for

He asked, and I knew I had tickled

there wouldn’t be anything serious in the east, but I would make it sound interesting enough to tickle his curiosity

taking over packs in the east and south,”

no such thing,”

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 home, Vino, and you need a job of which I have just given you one. Will you please

Gad,” he said, and I wondered what he was

doing in Gad?”

that the council isn’t really aware of. Leo brought it up several times, but

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

are alpha challenges of packs that

I sound crazy and might just be overthinking things, but I

shares a border with Devin’s pack. I do not know why. The baffling part of all this is that the three alphas that have taken

something is off. The other western takeovers are just as Sean has described, but

on to something,” He explained, and he did not have to

like he was on to

complained bitterly about the sudden inflow of displaced persons to the east

inflow of people was actually displaced people, not people like

composed myself, and Marcel walked in.

away from family time,” I apologised,

Harper and Liam, too,” he said, and I was grateful that

what is it?” he asked, and

in his woods,” I said and told him all

looked at the coin and

would wolves have silver coins with ranks on them?”