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Serena cuddled with Darien on the couch as he carded his fingers through her long hair. He kissed the top of her head and then pulled out a coin from his pocket. It had oddly shaped ridges running around the edge. He held it up and got Serena's attention. "I was thinking about the accident, and I remembered that they found this on me. I don't know what it's for. I just know that it's mine." He flipped it over, and it had "Darien" engraved on one side.

Serena sat up and pulled it out of his hand quickly, studying the designs on the coin. "No. Fucking. Way!"

"What?"

She looked at him with wide eyes. "I'll be right back. I just need to make sure." She handed him the coin and went to get her shoes on. "If I'm right, this is a really big deal."

He was left utterly confused as he sat there, and his door slammed shut. He looked down at the odd coin in his hand and pondered what in the world could be going on.

By the time she returned, he was pacing. He looked at her when she entered, and she looked… he didn't know how to define how she looked. Her hand was shaking, and she pulled a box out of her bag. She then held out the shaky hand, and he placed the coin in it. She finally said, "I really don't know what to make of this."

She placed the coin in a similarly shaped circular indent in the box, having carefully lined up the ridges. She pressed, and they both heard a click. The bottom of the box popped open, and a small flash drive fell to the carpet.

They stared at the flash drive and she said, "My father gave me this box shortly before he was murdered. He said it was important and to tell no one but the one with the key. I never figured out why or what that meant." She looked up at him and was so confused, "How do you have the key?"

He shook his head, "I had no idea it was a key. I thought it was just something interesting with my name on it."

He bent down, picked up the flash drive, and handed it to her. She looked up at him wildeyed and said, "Can I use your computer? Oh, and take it off line first."

He pulled out his laptop and logged off the internet. She then plugged in the flash drive and saw several documents on it. One had her name in the file name, and one had Darien's. There were a few others, but she knew those would be looked at after reading the documents with their names on them. Without asking, she clicked on the file that had Darien's name on it. He was the one who needed the most answers right now.

The file opened, and it was a letter.

To my precious son Darien,

I write this while you're sleeping right now. You have no idea how much I hate that you're reading this, because if you are, it means that your mother and I are dead. We tried so hard to give you a better life. Please be happy and know we love you so much.

I inherited an organization called The Dark Kingdom from my father. I was raised in this life, and I never questioned it. I had everything I wanted and had power. That's intoxicating to a young man. Then, I met your mother on vacation, and my whole world changed. She didn't know what I did, and we fell in love. By the end of a whirlwind of two weeks, we were married and then I brought her home. I was able to hide what I did from her for two months. When she found out she was not pleased to discover the man I was. She wept, and I begged her to forgive me. She refused, and left me. I was completely devastated. I had my power and connections, so I tracked her down. I showed up on her doorstep the same day she discovered she was pregnant with you. I was so happy. Then she told me that she intended to raise you without me around. I got on my knees and begged her to come back with me. I promised her there and then on my love for her that I would dismantle the Dark Kingdom. She was kind enough to agree to come back with me.

You have no idea the joy I have experienced being married to your mother and being your father. I quickly realized there were things that were so much better than power, and it was my family. I worked to quietly dismantle the organization while your mother played the dutiful wife of a powerful man in public. At home, we'd plot and scheme together. She's brilliant, and I wouldn't have made it this far without her. Our love for each other, and you, continued to grow. I couldn't ask for a more perfect wife or a better son. We love you so much.

About two months ago, a man broke into our highly secured, impossible to break into home. I discovered that when I walked into my office, and he was sitting in my desk chair completely unarmed and smiling at me. It was more terrifying than if he had a gun pointed at me. It was obvious that he didn't see me as a threat. What he said next really shocked me to my core. He told me he was a secret agent, and he wanted to help me dismantle The Dark Kingdom. You can imagine I was surprised. I spent my whole life on the wrong side of the law. and now they were offering to help me.

The problem was that Beryl was on to me. Kenzou, the secret agent, figured it out when he discovered there was a mole in his agency selling secrets to Beryl. So, I'm writing you this letter, my son. He and his wife, she's a secret agent too, are going to be moving us soon. We leave on your birthday. We're trying to make it look like a day trip to celebrate you turning eight years old.

Please know that we love you deeply and are already proud of the man you're turning into. Last week, you told your mother you wanted to be a doctor so you could help people after you saw a little boy fall on the playground and break his arm. We were both so proud of you and your empathy. I know that Ichika and Kenzou will take good care of you. I've grown to respect Kenzou deeply. He's a good man. Trust them. They've told your mother and I about their sweet little girl, Serena. Since you're reading this, I know you've met her. Because of the discovery of the mole, we've decided to use this puzzle box to hide the information. The coin was engraved with your name since it's the key, and the box will go to Serena.

Please always know that you are deeply loved, and our deaths will never change that.

Love,

Your Father

Serena pulled Darien into her arms and held him. Tears leaked out of his eyes and made their way down his cheeks. They sat there in silence as they processed what they just found out. Their parents knew each other and trusted each other.

He eventually pulled back, looked her in the eyes, and said, "I got my father back. He was a good man after all."

She pulled him close and chuckled, "I was right about a hot man on his knees. Your mother went back to your father too when he got on his knees to beg her." She wanted to lighten the mood. She could tell he was uncomfortable with her seeing his tears.

He laughed, "It seems like I take after my father."

She kissed his forehead, "Your parents knew you wanted to be a doctor, and they were proud of you."

"It's funny that I picked the exact same career because of their deaths and my lack of memory of them." He sighed, "There's so much to process."

"You were deeply loved by both your parents. That's the thing you should focus on."

He shrugged, "That and the fact that our fathers were friends. How strange is that?!"

Serena smiled at him, "It sounds like we were meant to find each other." She kissed him deeply. "I love you."

Darien looked up at her in shock, "I love you too."

He pulled her close, and he felt like he had his past and his future in his arms.