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.

she was in the harem, but Jenny had also said only my mother

betray him? Tamia and

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

not read some of the records in

said that Leah Corrigan was never in

not even sleep with

in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all the

have told Jenny that, so she would not be

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

to confront

she better come clean because this is

just ruin the entire Volkov

coming, and we will soon

haunting

decided I wouldn’t

to the estate in the morning, I would

our sakes so I can figure out

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

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

She was really delusional.

when

if he had stopped

my father took her son from her,

about it or

was as if the baby

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate the next

to confirm with

and I went to

had settled in, I took

she did not make it hard for my sake because I was tired of the

opened the door and was surprised

smiled and let

me this morning, ” She said with a smile

and

she alright? I hope she is eating

the early

about with you,” she said,

mother,” I

to have a private discussion with you, and I

me,” I said,

the truth

can ruin our

me the truth, so I will know how to

like this, darling? I won’t lie to you

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

I want to know what transpired between you and

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

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

tell me the

have a letter

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

such a thing about me? It is

her to stop

know

your father..” She said, and I cut her sentence to

when backed into

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

command through, and she reluctantly did as I

know he was unfair

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I learned other

judge you; I just need to know

“She is lying.

never hurt

husband.” She said, and

but he hurt you,

murdered most of your family members, and tried to give your family

did a lot of hurtful things to you,” I said, and she looked at

know he tried to take my family seat

and then

you that father wanted to give your family

so it

knew I had information, she would

me you had

not have father killed.”

tears were

shaking and