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 knew

betray him? Tamia and

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

of the

Leah Corrigan

did not even

was thrown into service in Grizlo, where she

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the

Jenny that, so she would not be

obsessed with him and possessive of him, too,” I said, and she

you need to confront your mother on

better come

can just ruin the

marriage coming, and we will soon welcome

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

wouldn’t waste

the estate in the morning,

hope she tells the truth for all our

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

her, and my mother was blackmailing him

She was really delusional.

that other than when she

was as if he

there was an entry where she claimed my

did not talk about it or tell

was as if the baby had stopped

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate

was eager to confirm with

arrived, and I

Tamia and I had settled in, I took the

hoped she did not make it hard for my

and was surprised to

and

for me

and thanked

she alright? I hope

are the

going about with you,” she said, and I smiled and

fine, mother,”

private discussion with you, and I need you to be

me,” I said, and her

you to tell me the truth because

ruin our

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

this, darling? I

your know it,” She said, sounding a

know what transpired between

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

just came to say hello and reconcile, ” She

better tell me

a letter

of killing father,” I said, and she stood up

can you say such a thing

her to stop spewing that nonsense about

do not know how

your father..” She said, and

always did that when backed

I said, and she

my command through, and she reluctantly did as I

he was unfair to

I know everything.

Alissa, and I learned

trying to judge you; I just need to know

“She is lying.

never hurt

husband.” She said, and I shook my

but he hurt

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

you,” I said, and she

he tried to take my

head and

saw a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to

I wanted, so

knew I had information, she

please tell me you had no hand in

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

were a dead

was shaking and