Jacob's Conflicted Heart [Supernatural Society Mates 2] (Siren Publishing Classic ManLove) by Sydney Lain

Author:Sydney Lain
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2013-01-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Griffin slowly walked into his old room. He’d left the compound almost a hundred years ago, but he still considered it his room. He wasn’t surprised by the changes, but a part of him expected to see the room exactly like he had left it.

The dark maroon walls looked modern, but strange to him. The vents on the ceiling and the new electrical outlets were added for modern conveniences. The small bedroom next door had been converted into an attached bathroom. From the dated fixtures and peeling wallpaper, the conversion happened a while ago. Most of the furniture was different, but one piece remained the same, the small desk in the corner by the window, where he spent a lot of time studying. If he looked under the old wooden top, he’d see his name carved into the wood. At the time, his father insisted that Griffin needed to know the basics of running the lion pride, so one day he could help lead the territory. Only later did he decide Griffin wasn’t worthy of leading anything before chasing him out of the area.

Growing up, he had shared this room with Brody. When his brother turned fifteen, their father moved Brody to a different room on the other side of the complex. That’s when things started to change.

Griffin was left out of most decisions and no longer attended the Supernatural Society Council meetings. He hated the meetings, but he was always willing to go. The old man told Brody that Griffin wasn’t interested in the territory. It hurt when Brody believed him. He often wondered if his father suspected he was gay or just used that as an excuse to get rid of him. At the time, Griffin didn’t think to question his father. Not like he would answer any of his questions. His father didn’t allow anyone, not even his son, to question him. Even so, his father hated him and he still didn’t know why.

The hate ran both ways. He despised his father and that hatred helped alienate Griffin from the other lion shifters. Griffin was invited back twenty-five years ago to attend his father’s funeral, but he never responded to the invitation. To think after all that the old man would end up dying in an accident in a different territory.

No wonder Brody was angry. His brother adored their father. He never saw the truth. He was blinded by misplaced faith in someone that didn’t exist. Griffin blamed the man for killing his mother. Some might consider it unfair to blame him for her death, but he was there.

When she started coughing no one thought anything of it, but then the fever set in. She progressively got worse until one morning she never woke up. Griffin begged his father to call a doctor, but he’d refused. Later that day she died. It was quick and painless. When Brody returned a week later, their father moved his brother to the other side of the compound. He never had a chance to really talk to his brother again.

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