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.

was in the harem, but Jenny had also

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

to a girl in

did not read some of

said that Leah Corrigan

even

in Grizlo, where she

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all the

told Jenny that, so she would not be

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

confront

better come clean because

can just ruin

coming, and we

haunting us.” She said, and I could

I wouldn’t waste

to the estate in the

all our sakes so

and everyone joked about

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

She was really delusional.

thing that troubled everyone was that other than when she mentioned her son, she never talked about

as if he

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

not talk about it or

was as if the baby had

It was weird.

for the Volkov estate the next

with my mother on the

and I went to my

took the

it hard for

the door and was

and

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

and

Tamia? Is she alright? I

are the early

about with you,” she said, and I smiled

is fine, mother,” I said and

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

said,

tell me the truth because what

ruin our

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

darling?

brother, and your know it,” She said, sounding a

I want to know what transpired between

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

and reconcile, ”

tell me the

have a letter

you of

you say such a thing about

stop spewing that

not know how that

with your father..” She said, and I

did that when backed

me the truth, mother,” I said, and she shook

letting my command through, and she reluctantly did as

was

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I learned other

just need

“She is lying.

can never hurt

my husband.” She said, and I

I know, but he

murdered most of your family members, and tried to

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

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

and

saw a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son,

had her where I wanted, so it was

knew I had information, she would not resolve

please tell me you

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

tears were

was shaking