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 my

be possible that he discussed his trip with one of his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence, and I decided to

that my father might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the

read some of

said that Leah Corrigan was never in

did not even sleep with

into service in Grizlo, where she

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all

might have told Jenny that, so she would

Tamia; you know she is obsessed with him and possessive of him, too,” I said, and

you need to confront your

her; she better come clean because this

can just ruin the entire

have a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children into this

down and haunting us.” She said, and

wouldn’t waste

the estate in the morning, I

our sakes so I can figure out

everyone joked about the things they read in

her, and my mother was blackmailing him

She was really delusional.

other than when she mentioned her son, she never talked about

as if

Theodore, there was an entry where she claimed my father took

not talk about it or tell us where he

the baby

It was weird.

left for the Volkov

with my mother

I went

and I had settled in, I took the photocopied letter and knocked

make it hard for my sake because I was tired

door and was surprised

smiled and

right for you to come looking for me this morning, ” She said with

sat and

she alright? I hope she

the

she said,

fine, mother,” I said and

discussion with you, and I need you to be

I said, and

to tell me the truth because what I

can ruin our

me the truth, so I will know how to handle the

speaking like this, darling? I won’t

your know it,” She said, sounding a bit

want to know what transpired between

not understand why

hello and reconcile, ” She said, and

better tell

have a letter

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

a thing about me?

stop spewing

know

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

did that when backed into

me the truth, mother,” I said,

down,” I told her, letting my command

he was

I know everything.

Alissa, and

just need to know what

“She is lying.

can never

said, and I

I know, but he

made you care for her, murdered most of your family

hurtful things to you,” I said, and she looked at me,

he tried to take my

my head and

you to alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son,

had her where I wanted, so

that she knew I had information, she would not resolve to

you had no hand

me that Jenny is lying and you did not

were

was shaking and