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

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

have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the

read some of the records in the

that Leah Corrigan was never in the

even sleep

in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all

have told Jenny that, so she would

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

you need to confront your mother

need to ask her; she better come

just ruin the

marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children into this

us down and haunting us.”

wouldn’t waste any

estate in the morning, I would

tells the truth for all our sakes so I

everyone joked about the things they

and my mother was blackmailing him to keep

She was really delusional.

than when

was as if he

where she claimed my father took

did not talk about it or tell us

if the baby had stopped

It was weird.

the Volkov estate the next

with my mother on

arrived, and I went

I took the photocopied letter and knocked on

for

door and was

smiled and

have done something right for you to come looking for me this morning, ” She said with a smile and offered

sat and thanked

is Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she is eating and

the early

you,” she said,

is fine, mother,” I said and

a private discussion with you,

me,” I said, and her smile

to tell me the truth

ruin

I will know how to handle the

darling? I won’t lie to

your brother, and your know it,” She

I want to know what transpired

so I do not understand why she would

and reconcile, ”

you better tell me

a letter from Jenny’s

accusing you of killing father,” I

say such a thing about me? It is

her to stop spewing

not know how that bitch

with your father..” She said, and

did that when

mother,” I said,

letting my command through, and she reluctantly did as I

know he was unfair

I know everything.

about Alissa, and I learned other

trying to judge you; I just need to know

“She is lying.

can never

was my husband.” She said, and

I know, but

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

to you,” I

did you know he tried to take my family seat from me?” She asked me with

head and then

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

so

that she knew I had information, she would

please tell me you had

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

tears were

was shaking and