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.

The writer said she was in the harem, but Jenny had also said only my mother knew the Alias my father used to

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

that my father might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl in the

some of the

Corrigan

did not even

into service in Grizlo, where she died.” Tamia

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the lunas

have told Jenny that, so she would

obsessed with him and possessive

you need to confront your

ask her; she better come clean

just ruin

a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children

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

wouldn’t

we returned to the estate in

hope she tells the truth for all our sakes so I can

had dinner, and everyone joked about the things

her, and my

She was really delusional.

everyone was that other than when she mentioned her son, she never talked about him

was as if he had stopped

an entry where she claimed my father took her son from her, but

or tell

was as if the baby had

It was weird.

the Volkov estate the

was eager to confirm with my mother

I went to

in, I took the

hoped she did not make it hard for my sake because

the door and was surprised

smiled and let me

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

and thanked

Tamia? Is she alright? I

the early

shouldn’t be going about with you,” she said, and I smiled and leaned

is fine, mother,” I said

here to have a private discussion with you, and I need you to

I said, and

the truth because what

can ruin

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

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

and your brother, and your know it,” She said, sounding a bit hurt, and

I want to know what transpired between you and Jenny

do not understand why she would visit you

reconcile, ” She said, and I got

you better tell

letter from

a record claiming you wrote it and accusing you of killing father,” I

say such a thing about me?

stop spewing that

know how that

was obsessed with your father..” She said, and I cut her sentence to stop her

when backed into

I said, and she shook her

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

know he was unfair

I know everything.

about Alissa, and I learned

just need to know what to

“She is lying.

can never

husband.” She said, and I

know, but

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

hurtful things to you,” I said, and she looked at me,

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

my head and then looked at

letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your

where I wanted, so it was

knew I had information, she would not resolve

please tell me you had no hand

did not have father killed.” I

tears were

was shaking