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.

in the harem, but Jenny had also said only

possible that he discussed his trip with one of his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia

that my father might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the harem?” I asked, and

not read some of the records in

Corrigan was never in

even sleep

into service in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the lunas

Jenny that, so she would

obsessed with him and possessive of him, too,” I said, and she

confront your mother

to ask her; she better come clean because

just ruin the entire

a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children

weighing us down and haunting us.”

I wouldn’t

the estate in the morning, I would ask my

hope she tells the truth for all our sakes so I can figure out what to

about the

my father loved her, and my mother

She was really delusional.

everyone was that other than when she mentioned her son, she never talked about

if he had stopped

an entry where she claimed my father took her son from her, but that was

did not talk about it or

as if the baby had

It was weird.

for the Volkov estate the

confirm with

and I

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

hard for

mother opened the door and was

smiled and let me

something right for you to come looking for me this morning, ” She said with a

sat and thanked

is Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she is

the

about with you,” she said, and I smiled

is fine, mother,” I said

a private discussion with you, and

me,” I said, and her smile

need you to tell me the truth because what I discovered

ruin

the truth, so I will know how to

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

your know it,” She

know what transpired between you and

so I do not understand why she would visit you

and reconcile, ” She said, and I got

tell

a letter

has a record claiming you wrote it and accusing you of

such a thing

stop spewing that

do not know how

with your father..” She said, and I cut

did that when backed

mother,” I said, and she shook her

sit down,” I told her, letting my command through,

he was unfair to

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I learned other

am not trying to judge you; I just need

“She is lying.

never

was my husband.” She said, and I

I know, but

fated, made you care for her, murdered most of your family members,

to you,” I said, and

take my family seat from

and

a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family

I wanted, so it was

that she knew I had information, she would not

me you had no hand in

did not have father killed.” I said, staring into her

tears were a

was shaking