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.

Jenny had also said only my mother knew the Alias my father used

girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the

might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the harem?” I asked, and Tamia looked

did not read some of the records in the

said that Leah Corrigan was never in the

did not even

in Grizlo, where she died.” Tamia

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the lunas he

have told Jenny that, so

is obsessed with him and possessive of him,

confront your mother on

to ask her; she better come clean because this

ruin the

coming, and we will soon

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

wouldn’t waste

in the morning, I would

for all our sakes

everyone joked about the things they read

loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him

She was really delusional.

thing that troubled everyone was that other than when she mentioned her son,

was as if he had

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

did not talk about it or

as if the baby

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate

was eager to confirm with

arrived, and I

had settled in, I took the

not make it hard for my sake because I was

mother opened the door and was

smiled and

for me this morning, ” She said with

and

Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she

are the

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

mother,” I

discussion with you, and I need

me,” I said, and her

the truth because what I discovered is

ruin our

me the truth, so I will know how to handle

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

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

what transpired between you and Jenny Lawrence

between you two, so I do not understand why she would visit

and reconcile, ” She

better tell me the

have a letter

you of killing father,” I said, and she stood up

you say such a thing about me? It

to stop spewing that

not know how that bitch

father..” She said, and I cut

that when backed

me the truth, mother,” I said, and

my command through,

he was

I know everything.

Alissa, and I learned other

judge you; I just need to know what

“She is lying.

can never

was my husband.” She said, and I shook my

know, but he hurt you,

murdered most of your family members, and

things to you,” I said, and she

my family seat from me?” She asked

and then looked

research and saw a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to

so it was time

she knew I had information, she would not resolve to

tell me you had no

not have father killed.” I

were a dead

was shaking