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.

heard my brother’s voice and

months, and no one knew where he was. I pretended that I wasn’t worried, but I

been looking for you. David and Dominic have been travelling searching. I would have joined in, too, if I wasn’t king. Why would you just disappear like that? Four months Vino. Why?”

and I pinched the bridge of my nose, frustrated because he was talking about Amanda. Amanda had committed suicide, where she was kept five months ago, and even though he tried to hide it, I knew it got to him. Honestly, as wicked as she was, none of us was ready to kill her because of the triplets, but her selfishness never changed, and she chose

home?” I asked him, and

can’t come and sit around as if I did nothing wrong. I sat there on the council and let them run circles around you. I am just as guilty as they are. I am on a mission to redeem myself,” he said,

than the two nannies that followed him, he was alone. Why would he put himself in

have nothing to prove to me or anyone, not even yourself. Just come back. If you want to make yourself useful, I have a job for you in the east. I am sure you

I knew

be anything serious in the east, but I would make

over packs in the east and south,” I said, and he

there is no such thing,”

there is. Why don’t you come home and help 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

flight back from Gad,” he said, and I wondered what he

are you doing in

an eye on Alpha Sean. There have been some serious illegal takeovers in the west that the council isn’t really aware of. Leo brought it up several times,

right, but the takeovers’ formation and concentration

some are actually what he says they are, others are alpha challenges of packs that share borders with the east and

and might just be overthinking things,

why. The baffling part of all this is that the three alphas that have taken

western takeovers are just as Sean has described, but these ones are different. I am still investigating it,

matter is concluded, I will return because I think I am on to something,” He explained, and he did not have to explain any further

he said did sound like he was on to

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

hoped this inflow of people was actually

I composed myself, and Marcel walked in. His shirt

pulled you away from family time,” I apologised, and he smiled

and Liam, too,” he said, and I was

it?” he asked,

woods,” I said and told him all Leo

looked at the

have silver coins with ranks on them?” he asked, and I