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

be possible that he discussed his trip with one of his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia

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

read some of

said that Leah Corrigan was never

did not even

thrown into service in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all the lunas he

that, so she would not be

with him and possessive of

need to confront your mother on

her; she better come clean because this is

just ruin the

and we will

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

I wouldn’t waste

to the estate in

the truth for all our

everyone joked about the things they

her, and my mother was blackmailing

She was really delusional.

everyone was that other than when she mentioned her son, she

as if he

my father took her son from her, but

or

the

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate the

was eager to confirm with my mother on

arrived, and I

and I had settled in, I took the photocopied letter

not make it hard for my sake because I was tired of the

opened the door and was surprised

smiled and let

looking for me this morning, ” She said with a smile and offered

sat and

Tamia? Is she alright? I hope she is

the early

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

fine, mother,” I

a private discussion with you, and I

said, and her smile

the truth because

can ruin our

will know how to handle the situation,” I said, and she frowned

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

your know it,” She said, sounding a bit

I want to know what transpired

a lot of bad blood between you two, so I do not understand why she would visit you in

reconcile, ” She

you better tell me

letter from Jenny’s

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

you say such a thing about me? It

stop spewing that

not know how that bitch

father..” She said, and I cut her sentence to

when backed into

mother,” I said, and she shook her

my command through, and she reluctantly did

he was unfair

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I

just need to know

“She is lying.

can never

husband.” She said, and I shook

I know, but he hurt you,

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

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

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

and then looked at

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

so it was

knew I had information, she would not

me you had

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

tears were a

shaking and