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

it be 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 evidence, and I decided to talk

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

not read some of the records in the

Corrigan was never

not even sleep with

in Grizlo, where she died.”

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the lunas

have told Jenny that, so she

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

you need to confront your mother

to ask her; she better come

can just ruin the entire

and we will soon welcome children

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

wouldn’t waste any

returned to the estate in the

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

had dinner, and everyone joked about

loved her, and my

She was really delusional.

when she mentioned

was as if he had

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

about it or tell us where he was

the baby

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate

to confirm with

and I went to my

had settled in, I took the photocopied

make it hard for my sake because I was

door and was surprised to see

smiled and let

me this morning, ” She said with a smile and offered

and

she alright? I hope she is

the

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

fine, mother,” I said and

with you, and I need you to be

me,” I said, and

you to tell me the truth

can ruin our

need you to come clean and tell me the truth, so I will know

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

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

want to know what transpired between you and

so I do not understand why she would visit

to say hello and reconcile, ” She said,

you better tell

a letter from Jenny’s

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

can you say such a thing about me? It is

warned her to stop

do not know how that

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

did that when backed

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

her, letting my command through, and

was unfair

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I learned other

I just need to know what

“She is lying.

never hurt

husband.” She said, and I shook

I know, but he hurt

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

a lot of hurtful things to you,” I

he tried to take my family

bowed my head and

a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family

so it

had information, she would

me you had no

that Jenny is lying and you did not have

tears were

shaking and