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 the Alias my father

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

be that my father might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the harem?” I

read some of the records in the

Leah Corrigan was never in the

even sleep with

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

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all the

that, so

with him and possessive of him, too,” I said,

you need to confront

her; she better

ruin the entire Volkov

a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children into this

weighing us down and haunting us.” She

decided I wouldn’t waste any

the estate in the morning, I would ask

truth for all our sakes so I can figure out

dinner, and everyone joked about the things they read in Jenny’s

believed my father loved her, and my mother was blackmailing

She was really delusional.

troubled everyone was that other than when she

as if he had stopped

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

it or tell us where he was

the baby had stopped

It was weird.

Volkov estate

confirm with

and I went to

I took the photocopied letter

make it hard for my sake because

opened the door and was surprised to

smiled and let

come looking for me this morning, ” She

and

alright? I hope she

the

you,” she said, and I

fine, mother,” I said

here to have a private discussion with you,

me,” I said,

me the truth because what I discovered

can ruin our

so I will know how to handle the situation,”

like this, darling? I won’t lie

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

want to know what transpired between you and Jenny Lawrence

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

to say hello and reconcile, ” She said, and I got

you better tell me

have a letter from

you of killing father,” I said, and she

say such a thing about me? It is

to stop spewing that

know how that

was obsessed with your father..” She said, and

that when backed into a

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

sit down,” I told her, letting my command through, and she reluctantly did as I

know he was unfair

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I

need to know what to do,” I

“She is lying.

can never hurt

said,

but he hurt

you care for her, murdered most of your

a lot of hurtful things to you,” I

my family

head and

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

wanted, so it was

knew I had information, she would not resolve

me you

me that Jenny is lying and you did not have father killed.” I said,

were a

shaking and