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.

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

his trip with 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

have divulged his travelling plans to

read some of the records in the

Corrigan was never

even sleep

service in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all

told Jenny that, so she would

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

need to confront your mother on

need to ask her; she better come

ruin

and we will soon welcome children into

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

decided I wouldn’t waste

to the estate in

truth for all our

and everyone joked about the things they

loved her, and

She was really delusional.

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

was as if

to Theodore, there was an entry where she claimed my father

did not talk about it or tell us

was as if the

It was weird.

for the Volkov estate the

confirm with

and I went to my

in, I took the photocopied letter

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

door and was

smiled and let

looking for me this morning, ” She said

sat and thanked

I

the

be going about with you,” she

mother,” I said

discussion with you, and I need you to

I said, and her

to tell me the truth because what

ruin

I will know how to handle

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

know it,” She said,

to know what transpired between you

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

came to say hello and reconcile, ” She said,

you better tell me the

have a letter from Jenny’s

it and accusing you of killing father,” I said,

you say such a thing about

warned her to stop spewing

do not know how

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

when backed

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

her, letting my command through, and she reluctantly

he was

I know everything.

Alissa, and I learned other

you; I just need to know what

“She is lying.

never

husband.” She said, and I

know, but he hurt

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

things to you,” I said, and she looked at

he tried to take my family seat from me?” She

and

father wanted to give your

had her where I wanted, so it

knew I had information, she would not resolve

tell me you had no hand in

not have father killed.” I said, staring

tears were a

was shaking