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

him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence,

it be that my father might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl

did not read some of

that Leah Corrigan was never in

even sleep

service in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the lunas

have told Jenny that, so she would not

obsessed with him and possessive of him, too,” I said,

you need to confront your mother

she better come

ruin the

a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children

haunting us.”

I wouldn’t waste

estate in the morning, I would ask my

all our sakes

everyone joked about the

my father loved her, and

She was really delusional.

other than when she mentioned her son,

was as if he had stopped

my

it or tell us where

the baby

It was weird.

Volkov

to confirm with my mother on

arrived, and I went to

and I had settled in, I took

for my sake because I

and was surprised to see

smiled and

you to come looking for me this morning,

sat and

I hope she is eating and

are the early

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

is fine, mother,”

a private discussion with you, and

I said, and

to tell me the

ruin

truth, so I will know how

are you speaking like this, darling? I

your know it,” She said, sounding a

want to know what transpired between

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

hello and reconcile, ”

tell

letter

record claiming you wrote it and accusing you of killing father,” I said, and she stood up and shook her

you say such a thing about

stop spewing that nonsense

do not know

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

that when backed

mother,” I said, and she shook

command through, and she reluctantly did as I

know he was unfair to

I know everything.

about Alissa,

trying to judge you; I just need to

“She is lying.

can never

husband.” She said,

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

you,” I said, and she

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

my head and then looked at

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

I wanted, so it was time to

that she knew I had information, she would not

please tell me you had no hand

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

tears were a dead

was shaking and