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

opted to betray him? Tamia

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

did not read some of the records in the

Corrigan was never in the

did not even sleep

service in Grizlo, where she died.”

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all the lunas

that, so she would

with him and possessive of him, too,”

need to confront your mother on

better come clean because this

can just ruin the entire Volkov

marriage coming, and we will soon welcome

and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.”

I wouldn’t

estate in

our sakes so

dinner, and everyone joked about the things they read

believed my father loved her, and

She was really delusional.

troubled everyone was that other than when she mentioned her

if he

claimed my father took her son from her,

talk about it or tell

the baby

It was weird.

Volkov estate the next

was eager to confirm with

and I went to

I took the photocopied letter and knocked on

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

the door and was surprised to see

and let

something right for you to come looking for me this morning, ” She said with a smile and

sat and thanked

is Tamia? Is she alright? I

are the

you,” she said, and

is fine, mother,” I

have a private discussion with you, and

me,” I said, and

to tell me the truth

ruin our

truth, so I will know how to handle the situation,” I said, and she frowned

like this, darling? I won’t lie to

it,” She said, sounding

transpired between

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

came to say hello and reconcile,

better tell me the

a letter from Jenny’s

has a record claiming you wrote it and accusing you of killing father,”

such a thing about me? It is

stop spewing that

do not know how that bitch

said, and I cut her sentence to stop her from

always did that when backed into

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

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

know he was unfair to

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I

am not trying to judge you; I just need to know what to do,” I said and

“She is lying.

can never

was my husband.” She said, and I shook

know, but he

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

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

tried to take my family seat

head and

alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son,

I wanted, so it was time to ask

information, she would not

you

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

tears were

shaking