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.

had also said only my mother knew

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

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

did not read some of the records in

Leah Corrigan was

did not even sleep

into service in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all the lunas

told Jenny that, so she would

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

need to confront your mother on

better

just ruin

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

secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and I could understand her fear

I wouldn’t

estate in the morning, I

she tells the truth for all our sakes so I can figure out what

dinner, and everyone joked about the things they read in Jenny’s

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

She was really delusional.

was that other than when she mentioned her son, she

if he had stopped

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

or tell us

was as if the baby

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate

confirm with my

arrived, and I went to my

I had settled in, I took the photocopied letter

hard for

door and was surprised to see

smiled and let

for me this morning,

sat and

Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she is

the early

be going about with you,” she said, and I smiled and leaned

mother,” I said and

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

me,” I said,

need you to tell me the truth because what I discovered is

ruin

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

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

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

transpired between you and Jenny

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

came to say hello and reconcile, ” She said,

tell me the

a letter

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

such a thing about me? It

to stop spewing that nonsense about

not know how that

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

when

I said, and she shook

command through, and she reluctantly did

he was

I know everything.

Alissa, and

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

“She is lying.

never

husband.” She said, and I shook my

but he hurt you,

for her, murdered most of your

things to you,” I

my family

head and

letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father

where I wanted, so

I had information, she

you had no hand

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

were

shaking