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.

harem, but Jenny had also said only my mother knew the Alias my father used to

possible that he discussed his trip with one of his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack

might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in

of the records in

Leah Corrigan was

did not even sleep

in Grizlo, where

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all the

told Jenny that,

with him and possessive of him,

to confront

better come clean because

ruin the entire Volkov

a marriage coming, and we will soon

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

I wouldn’t waste

the estate in the morning, I would ask

tells the truth for all our sakes so I can figure

joked about the

and my mother was blackmailing him

She was really delusional.

when she mentioned her

if he had

to Theodore, there was an entry where she claimed my

or tell us where

the

It was weird.

the Volkov estate the next

to confirm with

and I went to my

I took the

not make it hard for my sake because I was tired of the

mother opened the door and was surprised to

and let

me this

and thanked

Is she alright? I hope

the

you,” she

is fine, mother,” I said

with you, and I need you

I said, and her smile

to tell me the truth because what I discovered is

can ruin our

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

are you speaking like this, darling?

brother, and your know it,” She said, sounding

transpired

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

just came to say hello and reconcile, ” She said,

tell

letter

record claiming you wrote it and accusing you of killing

you say such a thing about

to stop spewing that nonsense

do not know how that

obsessed with your father..” She said, and I

did that when backed into a

truth, mother,” I said, and she shook

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

was

I know everything.

about Alissa, and I learned

trying to judge you; I just need to know what to do,”

“She is lying.

never

She said, and I

but he hurt

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

a lot of hurtful things to you,” I said,

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

head and then

a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father

her where I wanted, so it was time to ask

knew I had information, she would not

tell me you had no

not have father killed.” I said,

tears were a dead

shaking