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.

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

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 evidence, and

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

did not read some of the records in the

Leah Corrigan was never

did not even sleep

was thrown into service in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all the lunas he

have told Jenny that, so she would not be

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

need to confront

need to ask her; she better come

ruin the entire Volkov

a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children

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

decided I wouldn’t waste

estate in

our sakes so I can figure out what to

everyone joked about the things

loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him

She was really delusional.

thing that troubled everyone was that other than when she mentioned her son, she never

if

Theodore, there was an entry where she claimed my father took

talk about it or tell

the baby had

It was weird.

Volkov estate

with my mother on

and I went to

in, I took

it hard for my sake because I was tired of the

the door and was

and let me

for me this

sat and

is Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she

are the

you,” she

mother,” I said and

discussion with

said,

me the truth because what

can ruin our

I will know how to handle the situation,”

darling? I won’t lie to you

love you and your brother, and your know it,” She

know what transpired between

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

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

tell

a letter from

a record claiming you wrote it and accusing you of

a thing about me? It is all

her to stop

know how

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

that when backed

mother,” I said, and she shook

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

was

I know everything.

about Alissa,

judge you; I just need to know what to do,”

“She is lying.

can never hurt

my husband.” She said, and I

I know, but he hurt

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

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

he tried to take my family seat from me?” She asked me

my head and then looked

a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your

wanted, so it was

information, she would not resolve to

tell me you

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

were a

shaking