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 harem, but Jenny had also said only my

one of his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence, and I decided to talk to her about

father might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the

of the

that Leah Corrigan was never

not even sleep with

into service in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all

told Jenny that, so she would not

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

need to confront

better

ruin the entire

we will soon welcome children into

not need lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and I could understand

decided I wouldn’t waste any

returned to the estate in the morning,

all our sakes so I can

joked about the things they

her, and my mother was

She was really delusional.

other than when she

if he had stopped

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

or tell

as if the baby had

It was weird.

for the Volkov estate

to confirm with my mother

and I went to

took the photocopied letter and knocked on

did not make it hard for my

mother opened the door and was surprised to see

and

for you to come looking for me this morning, ”

and

I hope she is eating

the early

shouldn’t be going about with you,” she

fine, mother,”

discussion with you, and I need you to be

said, and her

me the truth because what

can ruin our

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

like this, darling?

your know it,” She said, sounding a

want to know what transpired

was a lot of bad blood between you two, so I do not understand why she

and reconcile, ” She said, and

tell me the

a letter from

a record claiming you wrote it and accusing you of killing

say such a thing about me? It

warned her to stop spewing

do not know how that bitch

father..” She said, and I

when backed

me the truth, mother,” I said,

letting my command through, and she reluctantly did

he was unfair to

I know everything.

Alissa, and

to judge you; I just need

“She is lying.

can never

husband.” She said, and I shook

I know, but he hurt

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

did a lot of hurtful things to you,” I said, and she looked at me,

my family seat from me?” She asked me

bowed my head and then looked

wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your

I wanted, so it was time to ask

knew I had information, she would not resolve

please tell me you had no hand

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

tears were

shaking