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.

Jenny had also said only my mother

him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence, and I decided to talk to

his travelling plans to a girl in the harem?” I

of

said that Leah Corrigan was never

did not even

was thrown into service in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the

that, so she would

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

confront your mother on

her; she better come clean because this

just ruin the

coming, and we will soon welcome

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

I wouldn’t waste

to the estate in the morning, I would

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

had dinner, and everyone joked about the things

her, and my mother was blackmailing him to keep

She was really delusional.

was that other than when

was as if

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

not talk about it or tell us where he was

the baby had stopped

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate

confirm with my mother

arrived, and I went to

and I had settled in, I took the photocopied letter and knocked on

make it hard for my sake because

mother opened the door and was

smiled and

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

and

I hope she is eating and

the early

about with you,” she said, and I smiled

is fine, mother,” I said and

with you, and I

said, and her smile

need you to tell me the truth because what

ruin our

and tell me the truth, so I will know how

this, darling?

and your brother, and your know it,”

know what transpired between you and

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

to say hello and reconcile, ”

better tell

letter from

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

can you say such a thing about me? It

her to stop

know how that

was obsessed with your father..” She said, and I

when backed

mother,” I said, and she shook her

I told her, letting my command through, and

he was unfair

I know everything.

Alissa,

not trying to judge you; I just need

“She is lying.

never

She said, and I

but he

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

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

tried to take my family seat from me?”

bowed my head and

to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family

wanted, so it was time to ask

she knew I had information, she would not resolve to

me you had no hand

did not have father killed.” I

tears were

shaking