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

it be possible that he discussed his trip with one of his girls, and she opted to betray him? Tamia and I returned upstairs to pack the evidence, and I decided to talk to her about my

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

of the records

said that Leah Corrigan was never

not even

service in Grizlo, where she died.” Tamia

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all the lunas

told Jenny that, so she

know she is obsessed with him and possessive of

confront your mother

ask her; she better come clean because this is

can just ruin the

a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome children into

lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.”

I wouldn’t

to the estate in the morning,

all our sakes so I can

about the

father loved her, and my mother was blackmailing

She was really delusional.

everyone was that other than when she mentioned her son,

if he

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

did not talk about it or tell

the baby had

It was weird.

the Volkov

was eager to confirm with

arrived, and I went to

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

it hard for my sake

opened the door and was surprised

smiled and let

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

and

alright? I

are the

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

is fine, mother,” I

with

I said, and her smile

you to tell me the truth because what I discovered

can ruin

so I will know how to

speaking like this, darling? I won’t lie

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

know what transpired between you and Jenny

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

and reconcile, ” She

tell

letter from

accusing you of killing father,” I

a thing

to stop spewing that nonsense about

not know how

obsessed with your father..” She said, and I cut

always did that when backed into

me the truth, mother,” I said, and

letting my command through, and she reluctantly

know he was unfair

I know everything.

told me about Alissa, and I learned other

just need to

“She is lying.

never hurt

my husband.” She said,

I know, but he

her, murdered most of your family members, and tried to give your family seat

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

he tried to take my family

and then

to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family seat

wanted, so it was

had information, she would

tell me you had no

you did not have father killed.” I said,

were a dead

shaking and