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 mother knew the Alias my father

opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs

plans to a girl in the harem?” I asked,

of the

Corrigan was never

even sleep

was thrown into service in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all the lunas

have told Jenny that, so she would not be

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

to confront

her; she better come clean because this

can just ruin the entire

and we will soon welcome children into this

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

I wouldn’t waste any

returned to the estate in the morning, I would ask

she tells the truth for all our

everyone joked about the things they read in

and my mother was

She was really delusional.

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

was as if

claimed my father took her son from her, but that

or tell us where he was

if the baby had stopped

It was weird.

the Volkov estate

was eager to confirm with

I

took

make it hard for

the door and was

smiled and let

must have done something right for you to come looking for me this morning, ” She said with a smile and offered me

and thanked

she alright? I hope

the

about with you,” she said, and

mother,”

to have a private discussion with

I said, and her smile

me the truth because

can ruin our

will know how to handle the situation,” I said, and

speaking like this, darling?

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

I want to know what transpired between

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

and reconcile, ” She said, and I got

you better tell me

letter from

accusing you of killing father,” I said, and

you say such a thing about me? It is all

warned her to stop spewing

not know

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

when

mother,” I said,

sit down,” I told her, letting my command

was

I know everything.

about Alissa,

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

“She is lying.

never hurt

my husband.” She said, and I shook

know, but he hurt

murdered most of

of hurtful things to you,”

know he tried to take my family

bowed my head and then looked

alert you that father wanted to give your

so it

she knew I had information, she would not resolve

me you had no hand in

is lying and you did not

were a

shaking