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.

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

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

travelling plans to a girl in the

some of the

said that Leah Corrigan was never in the

even sleep

in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all the lunas

might have told Jenny that, so she

have read her journals, Tamia; you know she is obsessed with him and possessive

need to confront

her; she better come clean because

can just ruin the entire Volkov

have a marriage coming, and we will soon

lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.”

decided I wouldn’t waste any

the estate in the morning, I would ask

hope she tells the truth for all our sakes so I can figure out what

about the things they read

loved her, and my mother was

She was really delusional.

everyone was that other than when she mentioned her

if he

my father took her son from her, but

did not talk about it or

if the baby

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate the

eager to confirm with my mother on the

I went to my

I had settled in, I took the photocopied letter and

hard for my sake because I was tired

and was surprised to see

smiled and let me

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

and

Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she

the early

be going about with you,” she said, and

mother,” I

to have a private discussion with

me,” I said, and her smile

the truth because what

can ruin our

tell me the truth, so I will know how to handle the situation,” I said, and she frowned at

darling? I won’t lie

it,” She

I want to know what transpired between you and Jenny Lawrence

understand why she would visit you in

came to say hello and reconcile, ” She

better tell

have a letter

claiming you wrote it and accusing you of killing father,”

say such a thing about me? It

her to stop spewing that nonsense about

do not know how that bitch

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

always did that when backed

mother,” I said, and she

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

know he was unfair

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I learned other

I just need to know what to do,” I said

“She is lying.

can never

husband.” She said, and

but he hurt

you care for her, murdered most of your family members, and tried to give your

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

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

head and then looked

you to alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son, David,” I said, and

her where I wanted, so it was time to

she knew I had information, she would

me you had no hand

did not have father

were a dead

was shaking