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 writer said she was in the harem, but Jenny had also said only my

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

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

not read some of the records

Leah Corrigan was never in the

did not even sleep with

in Grizlo, where

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the

have told Jenny that, so she would

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

confront your mother on

she better come clean

just ruin the entire

marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children into

do not need lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and

wouldn’t waste any

in the morning, I would

for all our sakes so I can figure out

everyone joked about the things they read in

and my mother

She was really delusional.

that troubled everyone was that other than when she mentioned her

if

an entry where she claimed my father

did not talk about it or

the baby had

It was weird.

for the Volkov estate the

confirm with my

and I went to my

I took the photocopied letter and

hoped she did not make it hard for my sake because I was

and was surprised

and let me

to come looking for me this morning, ” She

and

she alright? I

are the

she

fine, mother,” I said and

private discussion with you, and I need you

said,

me the truth because what I discovered

can ruin

tell me the truth, so I will know how to handle the situation,” I

darling? I won’t lie

your know it,”

what transpired between you and

two, so I do not understand why she would visit you in our house,” I said, and she

came to say hello and reconcile,

better tell me the

letter from

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

you say such a thing about me? It is all

warned her to stop spewing that nonsense

not know how that

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

that when backed

me the truth, mother,” I

sit down,” I told her, letting my command through, and she

know he was

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I

to judge you; I just need to know what to do,”

“She is lying.

never hurt

husband.” She said, and I shook

know, but he hurt you,

care for her, murdered most

did a lot of hurtful things to you,”

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

and then

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

her where I wanted, so it

information, she would not resolve to

please tell me you had

me that Jenny is lying and you did not have father killed.” I said,

tears were

shaking