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 my mother knew the Alias my father used

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

father might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the

not read some of the records in the

Leah Corrigan was

not even sleep with

into service in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all the

Jenny that, so she

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

you need to confront

better come

can just ruin the

marriage coming, and we will soon

down and haunting us.” She said, and I

decided I wouldn’t waste any

estate in the morning, I would ask my

all our sakes so I can figure out

joked about the things they read

and my mother was blackmailing him

She was really delusional.

was that other than when she mentioned

if he had

she claimed my father

did not talk about it or

if the baby had stopped

It was weird.

the Volkov estate the

eager to confirm with my mother on

arrived, and I

settled in, I took the photocopied letter and knocked

hard for

opened the door and

smiled and let

looking for me this morning, ” She said with a smile and offered me

sat and thanked

is Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she is eating and

are the

with you,” she

mother,” I said and

a private discussion with

me,” I said,

me the truth because what I

can ruin

need you to come clean and tell me the truth, so I will know how to handle the

like this, darling? I won’t

you and your brother, and your know it,” She

want to know what transpired

lot of bad blood between you two, so I do not understand why she would visit you in

say hello and reconcile, ” She said, and I

better tell me the

a letter

record claiming you wrote it and accusing you of killing father,” I said, and she stood up

can you say such a thing about me? It

her to stop

know how that bitch

and I cut her sentence

did that when backed

I said, and she shook

told her, letting my command through, and she reluctantly did as I

know he was unfair to

I know everything.

about Alissa, and I learned other

just need to know what to do,” I

“She is lying.

never hurt

husband.” She said, and I shook

I know, but he hurt

because of his fated, made you care for her, murdered most of your family members, and tried to give your

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

take my family seat from me?”

and then looked

some research and saw a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give

her where I wanted, so

that she knew I had information, she

tell me you had no hand in

lying and you did not have

tears were a dead

shaking and