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

to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence, and I decided to

divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the harem?” I

read some of the records in

Corrigan was never in

not even

was thrown into service in Grizlo, where she

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all the

might have told Jenny that, so she would not be

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

to confront your mother on

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

can just ruin

coming, and we will soon welcome children

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

I wouldn’t waste any

to the estate in the morning, I would ask

she tells the truth for all our sakes so I can figure out what to

had dinner, and everyone joked about the things

loved her, and my

She was really delusional.

than when

was as if he had

was an entry where she claimed my

not talk about it or

as if the baby

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate the

with my mother

and I went to my

took the

hard for my sake because I was tired

the door and was surprised

smiled and let

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

and

is Tamia? Is she alright? I hope

are the early

be going about with you,” she

fine, mother,” I

a private discussion with you, and I

said,

me the truth because what I discovered

ruin our

need you to come clean and tell me the truth, so I will know how to handle the situation,” I said, and she frowned at

are you speaking like this, darling? I

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

what transpired between you and Jenny Lawrence

understand why she would visit

and reconcile, ” She said, and I got

better tell me the

a letter from

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

a thing

her to stop

not know how that bitch

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

always did that when

I said, and

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

was unfair to

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I

to judge you; I just need

“She is lying.

can never

She said, and I shook my

but he hurt you,

care for her, murdered most of your family members, and tried to give your family seat to

things to you,” I

tried to take my family seat from

and

to alert you that father wanted to give your

I wanted, so it was time

I had information, she would not resolve

you had no hand

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

were

shaking