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Griffen's face was a thundercloud He sat behind his desk, Hope beside him, her usually kind smile replaced by a sole Then, they were soft with compassion and worry When she looked at Forrest, all she shoas anger She wasn't alone

Glancing at Griffen, Forrest raised an eyebrow Griffen scanned the roo to make sure everyone was here

Forrest sat in an arhtly in front and to the side of Griffen's desk where we could all see him easily I was next to Tenn on the sofa, Royal on his other side Finn and Hawk flanked the cold fireplace, Hawk's alert eyes fixed on Forrest, Finn lounging against theWest leaned on the door frah to hear every word

No one spoke, the silence growing heavier until Griffen finally broke it "We're all here Say what you need to say so I can throw you out of ined he could sound so hard

Forrest sat up straighter until his spine looked like it had been fused to an iron rod His eyes on Sterling, he started to speak "Before I tell you who I am and why I cauish suffusing his , I would have told you who I was Who I a you Nothing is, and I wish I'd known that in the beginning But I didn't" He leaned back a fraction, glancing around the room "I didn't just coe"

Revenge? Revenge for what? I glanced around, wondering if this was inside Sawyer info I wasn't privy to, but everyone else looked just as clueless as I was

"I know Griffen re at Griffen, who drew in a breath, co on his face

"I don't," Parker said, her voice clear and crisp "Who was Alan Buckley?"

Griffen sighed, rubbing his pal, "Alan Buckley was Dad's partner in the VoIP business"

"The one you fought over?" Tenn asked "Wasn't that part of the reason Dad threw you out?"

Griffen looked at Forrest "I want to knoho he is before I say anything else"