Chapter 64. Unspoken Tensions

Third-Person POV

Jackson didn’t reply. Instead, he looked at Griffon with a scrutinizing gaze.

“Alpha Knight, you seem to have been targeting me.”

Griffon had singled him out at the bidding, here in the dining room, and even the first time they met.

Jackson had never seen Griffon before, let alone done anything to offend him. Why was the Knight Alpha so focused on him? Perhaps…did he think Jackson was a threat?

Something flashed in Griffon’s eyes, but it was gone too quickly for Jackson to place it.

“I was just afraid that you would be fooled.”

Griffon didn’t reply, and his expression remained neutral.

Jackson knew he had asked the right question when Griffon didn’t have a response. Just what was going on here? Was Griffon’s issue with Jackson…or with Taya?

“I’m afraid you’ve misunderstood. I’ve known Ms. Palmer for many years, and I know her well. She has no reason to lie to me.”

He emphasized the last sen