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.

harem, but Jenny had also said only my mother knew the Alias my

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

his travelling plans to a girl in the harem?” I asked, and

not read some of

Leah Corrigan was never in the

not even sleep with

into service in Grizlo, where she

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all

have told Jenny that, so she would not be

obsessed with him and

confront your mother

she better come

just ruin the

a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome

not need lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and I could

wouldn’t waste any

we returned to the estate in the morning, I would ask

truth for all our sakes so

dinner, and everyone joked about

father loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him to keep

She was really delusional.

that other than when

as if he had stopped

Theodore, there was an entry where she claimed my father

or tell us where he was

if the baby had stopped

It was weird.

the Volkov estate the

eager to confirm with my mother on

arrived, and I went to my

I had settled in, I took the

did not make it hard for my sake

the door and was

and

me this morning, ” She said with a smile and

and thanked

alright? I hope she is eating and

are the

about with you,” she said, and

is fine, mother,” I said and

have a private discussion with you, and I need you to

me,” I said,

to tell me the truth because what I discovered is

can ruin

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

like this, darling? I won’t lie to

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

to know what transpired between you and Jenny

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

came to say hello and reconcile, ” She said, and

you better tell

letter from Jenny’s

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

say such a thing about me? It is all

to stop spewing

know how that

obsessed with your father..” She said, and I cut her sentence to stop her from

that when backed

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

I told her, letting my command

he was unfair

I know everything.

Alissa, and

not trying to judge you; I just need to know what to do,”

“She is lying.

can never hurt

my husband.” She said, and

but he hurt you,

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

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

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

and

you that father wanted to

where I wanted, so it was time to ask

that she knew I had information, she would

me you had no hand in

is lying and you did not have father

tears were a

was shaking