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

betray him? Tamia and I

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

read some of the

Corrigan was never

did not even sleep

in Grizlo, where

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all the lunas he

told Jenny that, so

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

need to confront your mother

she better come clean because this

just ruin

and we will soon welcome children into this

need lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and I could understand her

decided I wouldn’t waste

returned to the estate in the morning, I would

all our sakes

everyone joked about the things they read

loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him to keep

She was really delusional.

than when she mentioned her son, she never talked

was as if he had

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

did not talk about it or tell us where he was

was as if the baby had stopped

It was weird.

for the Volkov estate

to confirm with my mother on

arrived, and I went to my

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

hard for my sake because I was tired

door and was surprised to see

smiled and let

come looking for me this morning, ” She

sat and thanked

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

the early

with you,” she

is fine, mother,” I said and

with

me,” I said, and

the truth because what I discovered is

can ruin

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

are you speaking like this, darling? I

brother, and your know it,” She said,

what transpired

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

to say hello and reconcile, ” She said,

better tell me the

a letter

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

thing

to stop spewing that nonsense about

know how that bitch

father..” She said, and I cut her sentence to

did that when backed into a

the truth, mother,” I said, and she shook

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

he was unfair

I know everything.

about Alissa, and I learned

to judge you; I just need to know what to do,” I said and

“She is lying.

never

said, and I shook

I know, but he hurt you,

made you care for her, murdered most of

lot of hurtful things to you,” I

you know he tried to take my family seat from me?” She asked me

my head and then

that father wanted to

where I wanted, so it was time to

she knew I had information, she would

you had

me that Jenny is lying and you did not have father killed.” I

were

was shaking and