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 the Alias my father used to

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

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

not read some of the records in

that Leah Corrigan was never in the

not even

was thrown into service in Grizlo, where

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the

Jenny that, so she would not be

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

to confront your mother on

she better

just ruin the entire Volkov

coming, and we will

lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and I

decided I wouldn’t waste

returned to the estate in

she tells the truth for all our sakes

had dinner, and everyone joked about the things they read in

loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him

She was really delusional.

everyone was that other than when

was as if he had

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

talk about it or tell us

the baby had stopped

It was weird.

for the Volkov estate the next

confirm with my mother on

and I

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

not make it hard for my sake because

and was surprised to see

and let

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

sat and thanked

I hope she is eating and

the early

with you,” she said, and I smiled and leaned

fine, mother,” I said

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

I said, and her

me the

can ruin

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

this, darling? I won’t lie to you

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

know what transpired between you and Jenny Lawrence

I do not understand why she

to say hello and reconcile, ” She said, and

you better tell me

a letter

you of

a thing

her to stop spewing that nonsense about

do not know

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

always did that when

mother,” I said, and

told her, letting my command through, and

he was

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I learned

to judge you; I just need to

“She is lying.

can never

my husband.” She said, and I shook

but he hurt you,

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

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

my family seat from me?” She

and then

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

where I wanted, so

information, she would not resolve to

tell me you had no

Jenny is lying and you did not

tears were a

shaking and