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 said only my mother

betray him? Tamia and I returned

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

of

Corrigan

did not even sleep with

service in Grizlo,

“Maybe she was misinformed.

father slept with all

that, so she would not

you know she is obsessed with him and possessive of him, too,” I said, and she

confront your mother on

need to ask her; she better come

ruin

have a marriage coming, and we will soon welcome

and haunting us.” She said,

decided I wouldn’t waste

the estate in the morning, I

truth for all our sakes so I can figure out what to

had dinner, and everyone joked about the things they read in

loved her, and my mother

She was really delusional.

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

as if he had stopped

claimed my

did not talk about it or

was as if the baby had

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate

to confirm with my mother

and I went to my

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

she did not make it hard for my sake because

and was

and let me

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

and thanked

I hope she is

are the

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

is fine, mother,” I

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

said, and

the

can ruin

me the truth, so I will know how to handle

this, darling? I won’t

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

what transpired between you and Jenny

understand why she would visit you in our

came to say hello and reconcile, ” She said,

better tell me the

a letter

of killing father,” I said, and she

say such a thing about me? It is all

her to stop spewing that

do not know how that

She said, and I cut

always did that when

mother,” I said, and

told her, letting my command

he was

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I

need to know what to

“She is lying.

can never hurt

my husband.” She said, and I shook

know, but he

you care for her, murdered most of your family members,

you,” I said, and she looked

tried to take my family seat

head and

a letter Jenny wrote to you to alert you that father wanted to give your family seat to his son, David,” I said, and she was

her where I wanted, so

she knew I had information, she would not resolve

please tell me you

you did not have father killed.” I

were a dead

was shaking