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.

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

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

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

read some of the records

Corrigan was

did not even sleep with

was thrown into service in Grizlo, where

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all the

told Jenny that, so she would not be

is obsessed with

you need to confront your mother on

her; she better

can just ruin

a marriage coming, and we

and haunting us.”

decided I wouldn’t

to the estate in the morning, I would ask my

for all our sakes so

had dinner, and everyone joked about

and my

She was really delusional.

that other than when she mentioned her son,

if he

claimed my father took her son from her,

it or tell

was as if the baby

It was weird.

the Volkov estate the next

confirm with my mother

arrived, and I went to my

had settled in, I took the photocopied letter and knocked on my

not make it hard for my sake because I was

mother opened the door and was

smiled and let

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

sat and thanked

alright? I hope she is eating

are the early

you,” she said, and I smiled and leaned

mother,” I said

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

said, and her

tell me the

ruin

tell me the truth, so I will know how to handle the

speaking like this, darling?

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

transpired between you

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

say hello and reconcile,

better tell me the

letter

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

a thing

stop spewing

not know how that

with your father..” She said, and

did that when backed into

me the truth, mother,” I

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

he was unfair

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I learned other

to judge you; I just need to know what to

“She is lying.

can never

husband.” She said, and I shook

but he hurt

murdered most of your family members, and tried

a lot of hurtful things to you,” I said, and

take my family seat

and then

wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son, David,” I

where I wanted, so

knew I had information, she would

you had no hand

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

tears were

shaking