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 mother knew the Alias my father

she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to

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

of

Corrigan was never in

not even

thrown into service in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all the

might have told Jenny that, so she would not

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

need to confront your mother on

she better come clean because

just ruin the

coming, and we will soon welcome children into

do not need lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and I could understand her fear and

wouldn’t

we returned to the estate in the

our sakes

had dinner, and everyone joked about the things

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

She was really delusional.

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

was as if

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

not talk about it or tell us where he was

if the baby

It was weird.

Volkov estate the

eager to confirm with my mother on the

I went to my

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

hard for my sake because

the door and

and

you to come looking for me this

and thanked

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

are the

about with you,” she said, and I smiled

is fine, mother,” I

here to have a private discussion with you, and I need

me,” I said, and her smile

me the truth

can ruin our

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

darling? I won’t lie to you

and your know it,” She

I want to know what transpired between you

bad blood between you two, so I do not understand why she would visit you in our house,”

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

better tell me the

letter

accusing you of

say such a thing about me?

to stop

not know

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

that when

I said, and she shook her

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

was unfair

I know everything.

about Alissa, and I learned

just need to know what to do,”

“She is lying.

can never

She said,

know, but he

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

lot of hurtful things to you,” I said,

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

my head and then looked

Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family

where I wanted, so it was time

she knew I had information, she would not

please tell me you had no

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

were a dead

was shaking