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

trip with one of his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia

his travelling plans to a

some of the

that Leah Corrigan was never

not even

was thrown into service in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all the

told Jenny that, so she would

journals, Tamia; you know she is obsessed with

need to confront your mother

her; she better come clean

can just ruin

we will

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

I wouldn’t

estate in the morning, I

for all our sakes so I can figure out what

had dinner, and everyone joked about the things

her, and my mother was

She was really delusional.

when she mentioned her son,

if he

was an entry where she claimed my father took her son from her, but that was

not talk about it or tell us where he was

the

It was weird.

for the Volkov

confirm with

arrived, and I went to

and I had settled in, I took the

did not make it hard for my sake because

door and was surprised to see

and let

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

sat and thanked

Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she is eating and

are the

going about with you,” she said, and I smiled

is fine, mother,” I said and

with you, and

me,” I said, and

tell me the truth

can ruin

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

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

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

I want to know what transpired between you

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

and reconcile, ” She

better tell me the

a letter from Jenny’s

it and accusing you of

such a thing about

to stop spewing that

do not know how

She said, and I cut her

did that when backed into

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

I told her, letting my command through, and she reluctantly

he was unfair

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I learned other

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

“She is lying.

never

said,

but he hurt

murdered most of

hurtful things to you,” I said, and she

my family seat

my head and

you that father wanted to give your family seat to his

had her where I wanted, so it was time to ask

information, she would not resolve

tell me you

did not have father killed.” I said, staring into

tears were a dead

shaking and