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.

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

she opted to betray him? Tamia and

plans to a girl in

of the records in the

Corrigan was never in

even

was thrown into service in Grizlo, where she

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all the

told Jenny that, so she

with him and

need to confront

she better come clean because

just ruin the

we will

lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting

decided I wouldn’t waste any

to the estate in the morning, I would

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

dinner, and everyone joked about the things they read in

my father loved her, and

She was really delusional.

that other than when she mentioned her son, she

was as if

she claimed my father took her son from her, but that was

talk about it or tell us where he was

if the baby had

It was weird.

left for the Volkov

eager to confirm with my mother on

and I went

had settled in, I took

not make it hard for my sake because I was

opened the door and was

smiled and let me

done something right for you to come looking for me this

sat and thanked

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

the

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

fine, mother,” I said

discussion with you, and

me,” I said,

the truth

ruin

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

you speaking like this, darling? I won’t lie to you

your know it,” She said, sounding a bit

know what transpired between you and Jenny

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

just came to say hello and reconcile, ” She

better tell me

a letter from Jenny’s

and accusing you of killing father,” I

thing about me? It is

stop spewing

know

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

always did that when backed into

I said, and she shook her

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

was unfair to

I know everything.

Alissa,

need to know what to do,”

“She is lying.

never

was my husband.” She said,

I know, but he hurt you,

fated, made you care for her, murdered most of your family members,

lot of hurtful things to you,” I said, and she

did you know he tried to take my family seat

and then looked

a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son, David,” I said, and she

I wanted, so it was time to

information, she would not resolve

you had no

not have father

tears were a dead

shaking