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

and she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence, and I decided to talk to her about

to a girl in

not read some of the records

said that Leah Corrigan

not even sleep

into service in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all the lunas he

have told Jenny that,

journals, Tamia; you know she is obsessed with

need to confront your mother

her; she better

can just ruin the entire Volkov

have a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children

and haunting us.” She said, and I could understand

I wouldn’t

we returned to the estate in the morning, I would ask

for all our sakes so I can figure out what

and everyone joked about the things

her, and my

She was really delusional.

troubled everyone was that other than when she

if he had stopped

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

about it or

was as if the baby had

It was weird.

for the Volkov estate the next

eager to confirm with my

and I went

settled in, I took the photocopied letter and knocked on

not make it hard for my sake because I

mother opened the door and was

smiled and

me this morning, ” She said

sat and thanked

she alright? I

are the

be going about with you,” she said, and

fine, mother,” I said and

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

me,” I said,

you to tell me the

can ruin our

need you to come clean and tell me the truth, so I will know how to handle the situation,”

darling? I won’t lie to you about

your know it,” She

want to know what transpired between you and Jenny Lawrence

two, so I do not understand why she would visit you in

hello and reconcile, ” She said,

tell me

letter from

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

such a thing about me? It is all

her to stop spewing that

not know how that bitch

your father..” She said, and I cut her sentence to

always did that when backed

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

sit down,” I told her, letting my command through,

he was unfair

I know everything.

Alissa, and

you; I just need to know what

“She is lying.

never

She said,

know, but he

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

of hurtful things to you,” I said,

take my family seat from me?” She asked me with

my head and

father wanted to

wanted, so it was time

I had information, she would not

me you

lying and you did not have father killed.” I

were a dead

was shaking