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

with one of his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia and

it be that my father might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the harem?” I asked, and Tamia looked

did not read some of the records

said that Leah Corrigan was never in the

even sleep

into service in Grizlo, where she died.”

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all

that, so she

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

need to confront your

ask her; she better

ruin

coming, and we will soon welcome children into this

weighing us down and haunting us.” She

wouldn’t waste any

to the estate in the

all our sakes so I can figure out what

about the things they read

believed my father loved her, and my mother was blackmailing

She was really delusional.

than when she mentioned her son, she never

as if he had stopped

she claimed my father took her

about it or tell us

as if the

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate the next

confirm with my

arrived, and I

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

hard for my sake

the door and

and

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

sat and

is Tamia? Is she alright? I hope

are the

with you,” she said, and

fine, mother,” I said

private discussion with you,

said,

need you to tell me the

ruin

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

are you speaking like this, darling? I won’t lie

it,” She

know what transpired between you and Jenny

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

just came to say hello and reconcile, ”

tell me the

letter

accusing you of killing father,”

can you say such a thing about me? It

stop spewing that

not know how

said, and I

did that when backed into

mother,” I said, and she shook her

letting my command through, and she reluctantly did as I

know he was unfair to

I know everything.

told me about Alissa,

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

“She is lying.

never hurt

She said, and

know, but he hurt

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

to you,” I said,

take my

and

you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son, David,” I said, and she

wanted, so it

that she knew I had information, she would

you

that Jenny is lying and you did not have father killed.”

tears were a dead

shaking