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.

the harem, but Jenny had also said only my mother knew the Alias

trip with one of his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence, and

divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the

did not read some of the records

said that Leah Corrigan was never

even

service in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all the lunas he

Jenny that, so she would not be

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

confront your mother

her; she better come clean

just ruin the entire

marriage coming, and we will soon welcome

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

wouldn’t waste any

to the estate in the

hope she tells the truth for all our sakes

everyone joked about the things

and my mother was blackmailing him to keep

She was really delusional.

than when she

if

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

about it or

as if the baby had stopped

It was weird.

left for the Volkov

to confirm with my mother on

I went

had settled in, I took the photocopied letter and

it hard for

the door and was surprised to see

smiled and

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

and thanked

alright? I hope she

are the

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

fine, mother,” I

have a private discussion with you, and I need you

I said, and

the truth because what I discovered

ruin our

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

speaking like this, darling? I

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

I want to know what transpired between you and Jenny

so I do not understand why she would visit you in our house,” I said, and she

just came to say hello and reconcile, ”

tell me the

have a letter

you of

thing about me?

warned her to stop

do not know

with your father..” She said, and I cut

did that when backed

truth, mother,” I said, and she shook

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

know he was unfair to

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I learned other

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

“She is lying.

never

my husband.” She said, and I shook

but he hurt

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

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

tried to take my family seat from me?” She asked

my head and then looked

research and saw a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son,

where I wanted, so

that she knew I had information,

me you had no

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

were a

was shaking