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

his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence, and I decided to talk

my father might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl

not read some of the

said that Leah Corrigan was

even sleep with

was thrown into service in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all the lunas

Jenny that, so she would

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

confront

need to ask her; she better come clean because this is

can just ruin

marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children

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

decided I wouldn’t waste any

the estate in the morning, I would

tells the truth for all our sakes so

had dinner, and everyone joked about the things

believed my father loved her, and my

She was really delusional.

other than when she mentioned

if he had stopped

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

not talk about it or tell

the baby had

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate the

to confirm with my mother on the

and I went to

in, I took the photocopied letter

for

and was surprised to see

smiled and let

you to come looking for me this morning, ” She said with

sat and thanked

Is she alright? I hope she is eating

are the

about with you,” she said, and I

mother,” I said and

am here to have a private discussion with you, and I need you to be

said, and her smile

tell me the truth because what I discovered

ruin our

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

this, darling? I won’t lie to you

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

know what transpired

lot of bad blood between you two, so I do not understand why she would visit you in our house,” I said, and she

reconcile, ”

tell

have a letter

claiming you wrote it and accusing you of killing father,” I

such a thing about me? It is

to stop spewing that

know how

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

when backed into a

I said, and

letting my command

know he was

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I learned

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

“She is lying.

can never hurt

was my husband.” She said,

but he hurt

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

you,” I

did you know he tried to take my family seat from me?” She asked me

head and then

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

wanted, so it was time to ask

information, she would not

tell me you

Jenny is lying and you did not have father killed.” I said, staring into her

were

shaking