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

she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack

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

read some of the records in

said that Leah Corrigan

even sleep with

was thrown into service in Grizlo, where

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all the lunas

Jenny that, so she would not be

is obsessed with him and possessive of

confront

ask her; she better come clean because this is

can just ruin the entire Volkov

we will

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

decided I wouldn’t waste any

we returned to the estate in the morning,

hope she tells the truth for all our sakes so

had dinner, and everyone joked about the things they

woman believed my father loved her, and my mother was blackmailing him to keep

She was really delusional.

that other than when

as if he

to Theodore, there was an entry where she claimed my father took her son from her, but that

it or tell

the baby

It was weird.

left for the Volkov

confirm with my mother

I went to

had settled in, I took the photocopied

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

door and was surprised to

and

come looking for me this morning,

sat and

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

are the

you,” she said, and I smiled

is fine, mother,”

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

me,” I said, and her smile

the truth because what I

ruin our

me the truth, so I will know

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

your know it,” She said, sounding a bit

know what transpired between you and Jenny

blood between you two, so I do not understand why

just came to say hello and reconcile, ” She said, and

better tell me the

letter

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

can you say such a thing about me? It

to stop

know how that

obsessed with your father..” She said, and

that when backed

me the truth, mother,” I said, and she shook

my command through,

he was unfair

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I

to judge you; I just need to know what to do,” I said

“She is lying.

never hurt

my husband.” She said, and I

but he hurt

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

hurtful things to you,” I said, and she

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

head and then looked

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

where I wanted, so

she knew I had information,

me you

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

tears were a

shaking