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 my

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

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

some of the

Leah Corrigan was never in the

not even sleep

was thrown into service in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all the

have told Jenny that, so she would not

know she is obsessed with him

you need to confront your mother

her; she better come clean because

can just ruin

we will soon

us down and haunting us.” She said, and I could understand her

I wouldn’t waste

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

all our sakes so I can figure out what to

everyone joked about

loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him to keep

She was really delusional.

everyone was that other than when she

was as if he had

claimed my

not talk about it or

was as if the

It was weird.

for the Volkov

confirm with

arrived, and I went

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

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

mother opened the door and was

smiled and let me

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

sat and thanked

alright? I hope

are the early

be going about with you,” she said, and I smiled

fine, mother,” I said and

am here to have a private discussion with you, and I

I said, and her

tell me the truth because what I

ruin our

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

this, darling? I won’t lie to

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

to know what transpired

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

to say hello and reconcile, ” She said, and I got

you better tell me

a letter from

it and accusing you of killing father,” I said, and she

thing about me? It

her to stop spewing that

not know

your father..” She said, and I cut

always did that when backed

the truth, mother,” I said, and she

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

know he was unfair to

I know everything.

about Alissa, and I

trying to judge you; I just need to know what

“She is lying.

never hurt

said, and I shook my

but he hurt

care for her, murdered most of your

things to you,” I said, and she looked at

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

my head and then looked at

that father wanted to give your family seat to his son,

where I wanted, so it was

information, she would not resolve

tell me you

is lying and you did not have father killed.” I said, staring into

were

was shaking and