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.

said she was in the harem, but Jenny had also said only my mother knew the Alias my father used to

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

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

some of the records

Corrigan was never in

not even sleep with

was thrown into service in Grizlo, where she died.” Tamia

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all

have told Jenny that, so she would not

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

confront your mother on

she better come clean because this is

ruin

marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children into

do not need lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She

decided I wouldn’t

estate in the morning,

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

about the things they

woman believed my father loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him to

She was really delusional.

was that other than when

as if he had stopped

where she claimed my father took her son

about it or tell us where he was

the

It was weird.

left for the Volkov

eager to confirm with

and I

Tamia and I had settled in, I took the photocopied letter and knocked on my mother’s

for my sake because

door and was surprised to see

smiled and let me

something right for you to come looking for me this morning, ” She

sat and thanked

is Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she

the early

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

is fine, mother,” I

here to have a private discussion with

I said,

me the truth because what I discovered

ruin

I will know how to handle

speaking like this, darling? I won’t

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

to know what transpired between you and Jenny Lawrence

bad blood between you two, so I do not understand why she would visit

reconcile, ” She said, and I got

better tell me the

a letter from Jenny’s

it and accusing you of killing father,” I said, and she

say such a thing about me? It is

stop spewing that nonsense

know

She said, and I cut her sentence to stop her from

did that when backed

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

I told her, letting my command through, and

was

I know everything.

about Alissa, and I

you; I just need

“She is lying.

can never

my husband.” She said, and I shook my

I know, but

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

of hurtful things to you,” I said, and

take my family seat from

and then looked at

some research and saw a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give

her where I wanted, so it was time to ask

that she knew I had information, she

tell me you had

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

were

was shaking and