Shadows of Destiny

A Confession Of Rage ~Sylvester~ I took the journal from Tamia and read the page she was on.

I could not believe what I had just seen.

“What if this woman was trying to frame my mother? The letter was anonymous.

What if that was what she was trying to do? Jenny was on the council, and my mother wasn’t.

My father had left the Balyaev seat vacant, making the Lawrences the most powerful family on the council.

What if the council teamed up and decided to persecute my mother? There is always evidence to convict a person, whether guilty or innocent.

What if that was Jenny’s plan?” I said, still finding it hard to believe what Tamia had said.

She stood up and touched my hand.

“I do not know what to believe.

But we must review the files and hide the correspondence about your father’s murder.

Marcel and Theodore are loyal to you, but their fathers were also killed.

They might not find it funny and demand retribution,” she said to me, and I knew she was right.

So I left her in the room and rushed down, stared at where the documents were and started searching the files for anything that had to do with the correspondence between Jenny and my mother.

“Sylvester, is everything alright?” Marcel asked me holding Jenny’s journal in his hand.

It was clear they found what she had written amusing.

I smiled at him and nodded.

“Yes.

I just need to see the correspondence between her and my mother,” I said.

He nodded and continued to read the journal in his hand.

I thought of the many things that could happen if the information Tamia just found out got into the wrong hands.

The thought motivated me to search.

Tamia joined me downstairs and helped me search the files.

We were at it for hours.

We had lunch and talked about the content of the journal.

We joked about what Jenny wrote.

Tamia and I pretended to find it amusing because we did not want to alarm the others.

By evening we had gone through all the documents we had brought, and only four files consisted of her correspondence with my mother and father.

I found a copy of the letter sent to her by her southern informant in those files.

It was authentic, but I could not tell if it was my mother’s handwriting or not.

“Alpha Corrigan, I write you in good conscience.

I do not believe in injustice, and I believe the wolf lord lost his mind because of his greed.

Knowing how greatly your family suffered at his hands, I am moved to do this.

Although I want to remain anonymous, I have discovered that the lord is out to conquer the south.

He travels in disguise with his beta and gamma under the Alias John Michan.

He plans to scout your territory as a tourist to develop his attack plan.

I am writing you this letter so you can prepare yourself for what is to come.

Your parents’ sacrifice should not be in vain.

Leah Corrigan and I became friends in the harem.

Where I found favour with the wolf lord, she didn’t.

I am writing you this letter to help keep her son alive.

Please, the wolf lord with be in the south on Monday at noon.

He will be staying at the Danes Inn in Pridewood Pack land Under his Alias.

Be warned that there will be warriors around.

You must intercept him in the inn.

I hope for the sake of the south you succeed.” It read, and I wondered how Jenny would think my mother would write the letter.

but Jenny had also said only

betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence, and

have divulged his travelling plans to a girl

some of the

that Leah Corrigan

even

thrown into service in Grizlo, where

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the

told Jenny that, so she

journals, Tamia; you know she is obsessed with him and possessive of him,

to confront your mother on

better come clean because this

can just ruin the

have a marriage coming, and we will soon

weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and I

decided I wouldn’t waste any

returned to the estate in the morning, I

truth for all our sakes so

about the things

woman believed my father loved her, and my

She was really delusional.

that other than when she mentioned her son, she

as if he had

my father took her son from

it or tell us where he

the baby had

It was weird.

the Volkov

to confirm with

arrived, and I went

settled in, I took the photocopied letter and knocked on my

did not make it hard for my sake because I was tired of the

mother opened the door and

smiled and let me

must have done something right for you to come looking for me this morning, ” She said with a smile and

sat and thanked

Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she

are the

shouldn’t be going about with you,” she said, and I

fine, mother,”

discussion with you, and I need

I said,

tell me the truth because

can ruin our

clean and tell me the truth, so I will know how to handle the situation,” I said,

are you speaking like this, darling? I won’t lie to

it,” She said, sounding a bit hurt, and I

to know what transpired between you

blood between you two, so I do not understand why she would visit you in our house,” I said, and she became

hello and reconcile, ” She said, and I

tell

have a letter from

of killing

say such a thing about

to stop

know how that

and I cut her sentence to stop her

always did that when backed into

truth, mother,” I

letting my command through, and

he was unfair to

I know everything.

Alissa, and I learned other

trying to judge you; I just need

“She is lying.

never hurt

She said, and I shook

I know, but

her, murdered most of your family members, and tried to give your family seat to

lot of hurtful things to you,” I said, and

did you know he tried to take my family seat

and then looked at

that father wanted to give your family seat to his son, David,” I said, and she was

had her where I wanted, so it was time to ask

I had information, she would

please tell me you

lying and you did not have father killed.”

were

shaking and