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.

but Jenny had also said only my mother knew

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

might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the

of the records

said that Leah Corrigan was never

even sleep with

into service in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all the lunas

have told Jenny that, so she would not

journals, Tamia; you know she is obsessed with him

confront your mother

ask her; she better come

can just ruin the entire Volkov

coming, and we will soon welcome

not need lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and I could understand her fear and her

decided I wouldn’t waste any

returned to the estate in the morning, I

she tells the truth for all our

had dinner, and everyone joked about the

loved her, and my

She was really delusional.

other than when she mentioned her

was as if

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

did not talk about it or

as if the baby had stopped

It was weird.

the Volkov

to confirm with my mother on

and I went

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

hoped she did not make it hard for my

opened the door and was surprised

and let me

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

and thanked

Is she alright? I hope she

are the early

be going about with you,” she

fine, mother,” I said

with you, and I

said,

the truth because what I discovered

ruin our

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

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

your brother, and your know it,” She said,

want to know what transpired between you and Jenny

two, so I do not understand why she

hello and reconcile, ” She

you better tell

a letter from

wrote it and accusing you of killing father,” I

such a thing about me? It is all

to stop spewing that

not know how

said, and I cut her sentence

always did that when backed into

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

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

he was unfair

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I learned

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

“She is lying.

can never hurt

husband.” She said,

know, but he

divorce you because of his fated, made you care for her, murdered most

to you,” I said, and she

did you know he tried to take my family

bowed my head and

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

so it was time

that she knew I had information, she

you

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

tears were a

shaking and