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.

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

to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to

to a girl in the harem?” I asked, and Tamia looked at

read some of the records in the

said that Leah Corrigan was never in the

even

was thrown into service in Grizlo, where she died.”

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all the lunas

Jenny that, so she would

you know she is obsessed with him and possessive

confront your mother

she better come clean

ruin the

coming, and we will soon welcome

weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and

decided I wouldn’t waste

returned to the estate in the morning, I would ask my

truth for all our sakes so I can figure out what to

about the

woman believed my father loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him to

She was really delusional.

was that other than when

was as if he had

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

not talk about it or

if the baby had stopped

It was weird.

the Volkov estate the next

to confirm with my mother on

arrived, and I went

Tamia and I had settled in, I took

for my sake because I was tired of the

door and was surprised to see

smiled and let me

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

and

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

are the

about with you,” she said, and I

fine, mother,” I

to have a private discussion with you, and

me,” I said,

to tell me the truth because what I discovered

can ruin

to come clean and tell me the truth, so I will know how to

speaking like this, darling?

love you and your brother, and your know it,” She

what transpired between you and Jenny Lawrence

do not understand why she would visit you in our house,” I said, and she

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

you better tell

a letter from Jenny’s

wrote it and accusing you of killing father,” I

such a thing about me? It

her to stop spewing that nonsense about

not know how

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

when backed into a

truth, mother,” I said, and she shook

letting my command through, and she

he was unfair

I know everything.

Alissa, and I learned other

you; I just need

“She is lying.

can never

husband.” She said,

I know, but he hurt

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

things to you,”

take my family seat from me?” She

and

to alert you that father wanted to give your

had her where I wanted, so it

knew I had information,

me you had no

did not

tears were a

was shaking and