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.

harem, but Jenny had also said only my mother knew the Alias

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 I decided to talk to her

travelling plans to a girl in the harem?” I asked, and Tamia

of the records

said that Leah Corrigan was never in

not even

was thrown into service in Grizlo, where she died.” Tamia

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all

Jenny that,

know she is obsessed with

confront your mother

to ask her; she better come clean

just ruin the entire Volkov

marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children

secrets weighing us down and haunting

I wouldn’t

in the morning,

for all our sakes so I can figure out what

dinner, and everyone joked about the things

my father loved her, and my

She was really delusional.

when

if he

claimed my father took her son from her,

or tell us where

was as if the baby had

It was weird.

the Volkov estate the next

was eager to confirm with my mother on

and I

I had settled in, I took the photocopied letter

make it hard for my

the door and was surprised to see

and

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

and thanked

she alright? I hope she is

the early

going about with you,” she said,

fine, mother,”

a private discussion with

me,” I said, and her smile

me the truth because what

ruin our

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

this, darling? I

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

I want to know what transpired between you and Jenny

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

and reconcile, ” She said, and I

you better tell me

have a letter from Jenny’s

accusing you of killing father,” I said,

a thing about me?

warned her to stop spewing that

know how that

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

that when backed

I said, and she shook

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

was

I know everything.

Alissa, and I learned

trying to judge you; I just need

“She is lying.

never hurt

my husband.” She said, and I

know, but

his fated, made you care for her, murdered most of your

you,” I said, and she looked at

my family seat from me?” She asked me with

bowed my head and then looked at

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

so

knew I had information, she would not

tell me you had no hand in

did not have father killed.”

were a

was shaking