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.

had also

girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to

to a girl in the

of the

Leah Corrigan

did not even

was thrown into service in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all

Jenny that, so she would

Tamia; you know she is obsessed with him and possessive

confront your

she better come clean because this is

ruin

we will

down and haunting us.” She said, and I could

decided I wouldn’t waste any

we returned to the estate in the morning,

for all our sakes

had dinner, and everyone joked about the things they read

father loved her, and my mother was blackmailing

She was really delusional.

other than when she

as if he had

an entry where she claimed my father took her son from

talk about it or tell us where

the baby had stopped

It was weird.

Volkov

eager to confirm with my mother

and I went to

took the photocopied letter and knocked

not make it hard for my

mother opened the door and was surprised to see

and

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

and

Is she alright? I hope

are the early

shouldn’t be going about with you,” she said, and

mother,”

discussion with you, and

said, and her

you to tell me the

can ruin our

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

you speaking like this, darling? I

know it,”

I want to know what transpired

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

reconcile, ” She said, and

you better tell me the

have a letter

you of killing father,” I said, and she stood up and shook her

you say such a thing about

stop spewing that nonsense about

not know how

your father..” She said, and I

always did that when backed into

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

sit down,” I told her, letting my command through,

was unfair

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I learned other

need to know what to do,” I said and

“She is lying.

can never

She said, and

know, but he

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

of hurtful things to you,”

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

bowed my head and then looked

did some research and saw a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to

so it was time to

that she knew I had information,

please tell me you had no hand

me that Jenny is lying and you did not have father killed.” I said,

were

shaking and