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.

harem, but Jenny had also said only my mother knew the Alias my

betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence, and I decided to talk to her about my

might have divulged his travelling plans to a

read some of

Corrigan was never in the

even sleep

was thrown into service in Grizlo, where she

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all

have told Jenny that, so she would not be

with him and possessive

you need to confront your mother

to ask her; she better come clean because

ruin

have a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome

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

decided I wouldn’t

we returned to the estate in the

our sakes so I can figure out what

and everyone joked about the

and my mother was blackmailing

She was really delusional.

thing that troubled everyone was that other than when she mentioned her

if he

my

or tell us where he

the baby had

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate the

confirm with my mother on

I went to my

I had settled in, I took

hard for my sake because I was tired of

mother opened the door and was

smiled and

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

sat and

she alright? I

the early

about with you,” she said, and I

fine, mother,” I said

discussion with

me,” I said,

the truth because

can ruin our

need you to come clean and tell me the truth, so I will know how to handle the situation,” I said, and she frowned

you speaking like this, darling? I won’t lie to you about

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

what transpired

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

reconcile, ” She

better tell me the

letter

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

you say such a thing about me? It

her to stop spewing that

not know how

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

when

I said, and she

my command through,

was unfair

I know everything.

Alissa, and

not trying to judge you; I just need

“She is lying.

can never

husband.” She said, and

but

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

to you,” I

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

my head and then

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

had her where I wanted, so it was time to

information, she would not resolve

me you had no hand in

that Jenny is lying and you did not have father killed.”

were a dead

shaking