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

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

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

of the records in

Corrigan

even sleep

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

“Maybe she was misinformed.

all

have told Jenny that, so she would not

Tamia; you know she is obsessed with him and possessive of

you need to confront your mother on

better

just ruin

marriage coming, and we will

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

I wouldn’t

estate in the

our sakes so I can

everyone joked about the things

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

She was really delusional.

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

if he had

she claimed my father took her son

or tell us where

was as if the baby had

It was weird.

Volkov estate

to confirm with my mother on

arrived, and I

had settled in, I took the photocopied letter and knocked

did not make it hard for my sake because I

mother opened the door and was

smiled and let

for me this morning, ” She said with a smile

and thanked

Tamia? Is she alright? I hope

the

be going about with you,” she said, and I smiled and leaned

fine, mother,” I

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

said, and her

you to tell me the truth because what I

ruin our

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

speaking like this, darling? I won’t

your know it,” She said, sounding a bit

to know what transpired between you and Jenny

understand

reconcile, ” She

tell me

have a letter from Jenny’s

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

thing about me? It is all

her to stop spewing that nonsense about

not know how

She said, and

that when backed

truth, mother,” I

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

he was unfair to

I know everything.

Alissa,

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

“She is lying.

never

my husband.” She said,

but he hurt you,

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

to you,”

you know he tried to take my

bowed my head and then

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

so it was time to ask

information, she would not

tell me you

not have father killed.” I

were

shaking and