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.

also said only my mother knew the Alias my

to betray him? Tamia

have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the harem?” I

not read some of

said that Leah Corrigan

did not even

into service in Grizlo, where she died.” Tamia

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all

that, so

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

confront your mother

ask her; she better come clean

ruin the

have a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome

haunting us.” She said, and I could

wouldn’t waste

to the estate in

she tells the truth for all our sakes

about the things they read

loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him

She was really delusional.

was that other than when she mentioned her son, she never

if he

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

talk about it or tell us where he

was as if the baby had

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate the

with my mother

I went to

settled in, I took the photocopied letter

hard for my sake because

door and was surprised

smiled and let me

come looking for me this morning, ” She said with

and

alright? I hope she

the

with you,” she said, and I smiled and leaned

fine, mother,”

a private discussion with you, and

I said,

to tell me the truth because

ruin

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

like this, darling?

it,” She

know what transpired between you and Jenny Lawrence

bad blood between you two, so I do not understand why she would visit you in our house,”

reconcile,

tell me

have a letter from Jenny’s

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

say such a thing about me? It is all

to stop spewing

do not know

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

that when backed into a

I said, and she shook

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

know he was unfair

I know everything.

Alissa, and I learned

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

“She is lying.

can never

She said, and I shook

I know, but he

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

did a lot of hurtful things to you,”

tried to take my

my head and

research and saw a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to

where I wanted, so it was time to

information, she would

me you had no hand

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

tears were

was shaking and