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

opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs

to a girl

some of

Corrigan was

not even sleep with

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

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all the lunas he

told Jenny that, so she would

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

you need to confront your mother

her; she better come clean because this is

ruin the entire

and we will soon welcome children into this

not need lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.” She said, and I could understand her

wouldn’t waste any

returned to the estate in the morning, I would ask

the truth for all our sakes so I can figure out what to

about the

my father loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him to

She was really delusional.

was that other than when she mentioned her son, she never

as if

entry where she claimed my father

about it or

the baby had stopped

It was weird.

the Volkov estate

eager to confirm with

and I went to

settled in, I took

make it hard for my

opened the door and was surprised to

and let

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

and

she alright? I

the

going about with you,” she said, and I

mother,” I said and

discussion with you, and I need you to

me,” I said, and her

you to tell me the truth because what

can ruin

you to come clean and tell me the truth, so I will know how to handle the situation,” I said, and she frowned at

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

you and your brother, and your know it,” She said, sounding a

want to know what transpired between you and Jenny

bad blood between you two, so I do not understand

hello and reconcile, ” She said, and

you better tell me

letter from Jenny’s

it and accusing you of killing father,” I said, and she stood up and

you say such a thing about

stop spewing

know

and

did that when backed into

the truth, mother,” I said, and

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

he was unfair to

I know everything.

told me about Alissa,

not trying to judge you; I just need to know what to do,” I said

“She is lying.

never hurt

husband.” She said, and

but he

murdered most of your family members, and tried to give your

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

to take my family seat

bowed my head and then looked

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

I wanted, so it was time to ask

information, she would not

you had no hand in

that Jenny is lying and you did not have father killed.” I

were

was shaking and