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.

had also

she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned

to a girl in the harem?” I asked, and Tamia looked

read some of the records

Leah Corrigan was

even sleep

service in Grizlo, where

“Maybe she was misinformed.

with all the

told Jenny that, so she would

you know she is obsessed with him

to confront your mother on

to ask her; she better come clean

just ruin the entire

coming, and we will soon welcome children into this

us down and haunting us.” She said,

decided I wouldn’t

the estate in the morning, I would ask my

the truth for all our sakes so I can

everyone joked about the things

woman believed my father loved her, and my

She was really delusional.

than when she

was as if he had

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

it or tell us where he was

as if the baby

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate the next

eager to confirm with my mother on the

arrived, and I went to my

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

did not make it hard for my

the door and was surprised

smiled and let

something right for you to come looking for me this morning, ” She said with a

and thanked

Tamia? Is she alright? I

are the early

she said,

fine, mother,” I said

discussion with you, and I need you to

I said, and

need you to tell me the truth because what I discovered is

can ruin

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

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

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

to know what transpired between

was a lot of bad blood between you two, so I do not understand why

hello and reconcile, ” She said, and I

you better tell me the

letter

and accusing you of killing

can you say such a thing about

stop spewing that nonsense

do not know how

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

always did that when backed into

truth, mother,” I said, and she

her, letting my command

he was

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I learned other

I just need

“She is lying.

never

was my husband.” She said, and

I know, but he hurt

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

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

tried to take my family seat from me?” She asked me

my head and

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

where I wanted, so it was time

had information, she would not resolve

tell me you

Jenny is lying and you did not have

were

shaking and