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.

said she was in the harem, but Jenny had also said only my mother knew the Alias my father used

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

travelling plans to a girl in

not read some of the records

Corrigan

did not even

was thrown into service in Grizlo, where

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all the lunas he

might have told Jenny that, so she

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

you need to confront

to ask her; she better come

can just ruin

a marriage coming, and we will soon

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

decided I wouldn’t

returned to the estate in the morning, I would ask

tells the truth for all our sakes so I can figure out what

about the things they read in

believed my father loved her, and my

She was really delusional.

other than when she mentioned her son, she never talked about

if

she claimed my father took her son

talk about it or tell

the

It was weird.

for the Volkov

to confirm with my

and I

I had settled in, I took the photocopied letter and

hoped she did not make it hard for

the door and was surprised to see

and let

for me this morning, ”

and thanked

is Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she is eating and

the early

with you,” she

mother,” I said

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

I said, and her

need you to tell me the truth because what

can ruin our

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

darling? I won’t

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

what transpired between you and

understand why she would visit you in

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

tell me the

have a letter from

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

can you say such a thing about me? It is

warned her to stop

not know how that bitch

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

did that when backed into

truth, mother,” I

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

he was unfair to

I know everything.

Alissa, and I

am not trying to judge you; I just need to know

“She is lying.

can never hurt

my husband.” She said, and I shook

I know, but he hurt

murdered most of your family members, and tried to give your family seat

to you,” I said, and she looked at

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

bowed my head and then looked at

letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted

so it was time to ask

knew I had information,

me you had no hand

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

tears were

shaking and