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.

had also said only my mother knew the

it be possible that he discussed his trip with one of his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the

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

some of the

said that Leah Corrigan

not even

thrown into service in

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all

might have told Jenny that, so she would not

obsessed with him and possessive of him, too,”

confront your mother on

to ask her; she better

ruin the entire Volkov

marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children

and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and I could understand her fear and

decided I wouldn’t

the estate in the morning, I would

truth for all our sakes so

dinner, and everyone joked about

believed my father loved her, and my

She was really delusional.

was that other than when she mentioned her son,

if

an entry where she claimed my father took her son

or tell us where he was

if the baby

It was weird.

for the Volkov estate

confirm with my

and I went to my

in, I took the photocopied letter and knocked on my

it hard for my sake because I was

opened the door and was surprised to see

and

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

and thanked

alright? I hope

are the

you,” she said, and I smiled

is fine, mother,” I said and

discussion with you, and I need

I said, and her

need you to tell me the truth because

ruin

come clean and tell me the truth, so I will know how

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

your know it,” She said,

know what transpired between you

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

say hello and reconcile, ” She said,

you better tell me the

have a letter from

of killing

say such a thing about me? It is

to stop spewing that

do not know how that

She said, and I cut

that when

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

told her, letting my command through, and she

know he was unfair

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and

I just need to know

“She is lying.

can never

my husband.” She said, and I shook

know, but he hurt

his fated, made you care for her, murdered most of your family members,

you,” I said, and she

did you know he tried to take my family seat

and

saw a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son, David,” I said, and she

wanted, so it was time

information, she would not

please tell me you had no hand

not have father killed.” I said, staring into

were

shaking