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.

The writer said she was in the harem, but Jenny had also said only my mother knew

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

that my father might have divulged his travelling plans to a

did not read some of the records in the

Corrigan was never in

not even sleep

was thrown into service in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the lunas he

that, so she would not

know she is obsessed with him and

confront your mother on

need to ask her; she better

ruin the entire Volkov

and we will

and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and I

wouldn’t waste

in the

hope she tells the truth for all our sakes so I can

had dinner, and everyone joked about the things they read in

and my

She was really delusional.

thing that troubled everyone was that other than when she

was as if he had stopped

was an entry where she claimed my father took her son

or tell

if the

It was weird.

the Volkov estate the next

to confirm with

and I went to

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

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

mother opened the door and was surprised

smiled and let

something right for you to come looking for me this morning, ” She said with a smile and offered me a

and thanked

Is she alright? I

are the early

she said, and I smiled

mother,” I said

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

me,” I said, and

the

ruin

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

this, darling?

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

I want to know what transpired between

do not understand why she would

to say hello and reconcile, ” She said,

better tell me the

letter from

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

say such a thing about me? It is

stop spewing

not know

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

when backed into

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

my command through, and she reluctantly did as I

was unfair to

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I learned other

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

“She is lying.

can never

was my husband.” She said, and I shook

know, but he

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

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

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

head and

you that father wanted to give your family seat to

wanted, so

information, she would not

me you had no

Jenny is lying and you did not

tears were

was shaking