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.

also said only my mother knew the Alias my father used

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

might have divulged his travelling plans to a girl

did not read some of

said that Leah Corrigan

even

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

“Maybe she was misinformed.

slept with all the

that, so she would

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

you need to confront

better come clean

ruin the entire

we will soon welcome children into this

need lies and secrets weighing us down and haunting us.”

decided I wouldn’t

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

hope she tells the truth for all our sakes

and everyone joked about

my father loved her, and my

She was really delusional.

that troubled everyone was that other than when she mentioned her son, she

if he had stopped

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

did not talk about it or tell us

if the

It was weird.

left for the Volkov estate

to confirm with my

arrived, and I

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

she did not make it hard for my sake because I was tired of the

mother opened the door and was surprised

smiled and let

come looking for me this morning, ” She said

sat and thanked

I hope she is eating and

are the

you,” she said, and I smiled and leaned

fine, mother,” I said

private discussion with you, and I need you to

I said, and

the truth because

can ruin

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

darling? I won’t lie

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

want to know what transpired between you

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

say hello and reconcile, ” She said,

you better tell

have a letter from

and accusing you of killing father,” I said, and she stood up and shook her

such a thing about me?

warned her to stop

not know how that

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

that when backed into a

truth, mother,” I said, and she shook

her, letting my command through, and she reluctantly did

he was unfair to

I know everything.

me about Alissa, and I learned other

judge you; I just need to know what

“She is lying.

can never

husband.” She said, and I

know, but he hurt you,

to divorce you because of his fated, made you care for her, murdered most of

things to you,” I said, and she looked

did you know he tried to take my family seat from me?” She asked me with

and then

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

wanted, so it was time

that she knew I had information, she would

me you had no

you did not have

were a

was shaking and