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.

Jenny had also said only my mother knew the

opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack

divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the harem?” I asked, and

not read some of the records in the

Corrigan

even

in Grizlo, where she died.” Tamia

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all the

have told Jenny that, so

know she is obsessed with him and possessive of him, too,” I

you need to confront your

need to ask her; she better come

just ruin the

and we will soon welcome children into this

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

I wouldn’t waste any

the estate in the morning,

the truth for all our sakes so I

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

loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him

She was really delusional.

troubled everyone was that other than when she mentioned

as if

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

did not talk about it or

the baby

It was weird.

Volkov estate the

was eager to confirm with

I went to my

took the photocopied

she did not make it hard for my sake because I

and was surprised to see

smiled and

looking for me

and

alright? I hope she is

the

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

mother,” I said

private discussion with

said,

me the truth because

can ruin our

tell me the truth, so I will know how

this, darling? I

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

transpired

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

hello and reconcile, ” She said, and

tell

a letter

and accusing you of

thing about

stop spewing

do not know how that

your father..” She said, and

that when

mother,” I said, and

her, letting my command

was unfair

I know everything.

me about Alissa,

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

“She is lying.

never hurt

was my husband.” She said, and I shook

I know, but he hurt you,

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,” I

take my family seat from

my head and then looked

you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son, David,” I said, and she

so it was time to ask

she knew I had information, she would not resolve

tell me you had

did not have father killed.”

tears were

shaking