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

trip with one of his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence, and I decided to

to a girl in

did not read some of the

that Leah Corrigan

even sleep with

in Grizlo, where she died.”

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all the

Jenny that, so she would not

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

confront your mother on

she better come clean because this is

can just ruin the entire Volkov

and we will

and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.”

wouldn’t

the estate in

all our sakes so I can figure

joked about the things they read

and my mother was

She was really delusional.

troubled everyone was that other than when she mentioned

as if

she claimed my father took her son from her,

or

the baby

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate the next

confirm with my

I

had settled in, I took the photocopied letter and knocked

hoped she did not make it hard for my sake because I was tired of the

the door and was

smiled and let me

something right for you to come looking for me this morning, ” She said

sat and

she alright? I hope she

are the

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

fine, mother,” I said and

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

me,” I said,

you to tell me the

can ruin our

me the truth, so I will know how

speaking like this, darling? I won’t

and your brother, and your know it,” She said, sounding

transpired between

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

and reconcile, ” She said, and

better tell me

have a letter

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

you say such a thing

warned her to stop spewing that nonsense about

not know how

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

always did that when

mother,” I said, and she

letting my command through, and she reluctantly did as I

he was

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I

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

“She is lying.

never

She said, and I

I know, but he hurt

you because of his fated, made you care for her, murdered most of

a lot of hurtful things to you,” I said, and she looked at me,

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

head and then looked at

alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son, David,” I

her where I wanted, so it

that she knew I had information, she would

tell me you had no hand in

you did not have father killed.” I said, staring into her

tears were

was shaking